Post #2974474
2026-05-12 15:59 UTC
Replies (4)
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@NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 2026-05-12 16:20
Partially true. It's also an attempt to run away from *deflation*, which destroys economies. Holding a stable position with no inflation or deflation is not really possible in the real world.
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@Pacattack57@lemmy.world 2026-05-12 22:01
It is natural. It’s something that is suppose to happen in a healthy economy. When businesses do well, they should increase wages, when wages increases demand for goods and services increases and supply decreases, when supply decreases cost goes up. That is inflation. It is normal when things are going correctly. Currently everything is shitty and the Fed is throwing money at the economy to keep us out of a recession. They’ve been doing that since trumps first term and it’s the reason our debt is out of control.
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@ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-12 17:24
It would be foolish not to invest even if inflation were always 0. Present-day consumption is worth more than future consumption, but hoarding (as opposed to investing) in the absence of inflation trades present-day consumption for future consumption 1 to 1. You can make very low-risk investments (effectively no more risky than just holding dollars) and still beat inflation (not by much) to end up with more real purchasing power than you had before. No one is being forced to spend money now or lose its value.
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@PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-05-13 08:50
Sorry but the beliefs you're expressing are deeply neoliberal (and false). First of all, NOTHING is natural about money. If people are saving in cash, then more and more money is removed from circulation, which leads to economic downturn (see any example of deflation in history). This is among the reasons why most countries aim for 2% inflation target. Also, investment is important actually (shocker). If you don't want to invest in business or anything you can invest in government bonds. That's right, the entity that creates the money in the first place also gives you a tool to save your money and mostly beat inflation. "We could have 0% inflation if we wanted" - No we can't? If a raw material becomes scarce and the price goes up, the products have to increase in price too. These prices don't go back down on their own, thats unfortunately not how markets work. That's literally what this whole post is about. markets and money are entirely human creations. Nothing about them is natural. Stop worshipping them.