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[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 152 points 1 year ago

Central banks have a target inflation of about 2% and actively try to prevent deflation (much more so than inflation). In general moderate inflation is a good thing as it puts some pressure on keeping the money in circulation instead of hording it.

[-] spicytuna62@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago

The dollar got about 25% stronger...during the Great Depression. $100 in September 1929 had the same buying power as $79 in September 1935. Systems built on the concept of infinite growth do not like to shrink.

[-] CallumWells@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Just thought you'd want to know that you probably meant "hoard" as in "accumulate (money or valued objects) and hide or store away" instead of horde, which is a crowd or equivalent.

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