How 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.comimage Melatonin ( @Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago message-square47fedilinkarrow-up1274
arrow-up1274imageHow 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.com Melatonin ( @Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago message-square47fedilink
minus-square Bageler ( @Bageler@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink14•1 year 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-square PeepinGoodArgs ( @PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com ) linkfedilink3•1 year 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