Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoHow come we experience so much more inflation than deflation? in other words, why does our buying power decrease far more often than it increases?lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square119linkfedilinkarrow-up1381arrow-down115
arrow-up1366arrow-down1imageHow come we experience so much more inflation than deflation? in other words, why does our buying power decrease far more often than it increases?lemmy.dbzer0.comMelatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square119linkfedilink
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 years agoWe have seen high inflation recently, and it is exactly because we live in a system where they can make money out of nothing.
minus-squaretaladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI was thinking more about hyper-inflation levels, 100%+ within weeks, not the 10-15%+ annually we have seen recently.
We have seen high inflation recently, and it is exactly because we live in a system where they can make money out of nothing.
I was thinking more about hyper-inflation levels, 100%+ within weeks, not the 10-15%+ annually we have seen recently.