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-square160fedilinkarrow-up1464arrow-down116
arrow-up1448arrow-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-square160fedilink
minus-squareBageler@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 years agoTldr our economy is designed this way. The federal bank sets monetary policy to maintain inflation. I just took an econ-102 course intro to macroeconomics that covers this. It was free at my community college. I recommend doing it!
minus-squarePeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoAnd then you learn how they manage inflation, and become radicalized
Tldr our economy is designed this way. The federal bank sets monetary policy to maintain inflation.
I just took an econ-102 course intro to macroeconomics that covers this. It was free at my community college. I recommend doing it!
And then you learn how they manage inflation, and become radicalized