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by AngrySkillzz
1944 days ago
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> people who benefit most have both assets and debt. These are wealthy people Generally you have to have more assets than debt to be considered "wealthy." This is why the word "net" is important in the parent comment. And you are completely ignoring the second-order effects, which is that an economy with low, stable inflation is good for everyone. And if you are going to quibble "why is low, stable inflation good for everyone," then look at the deflationary spirals of the great depression (or any pre-1900 crash) and any hyperinflationary economy of your choosing. > If demand decreases then production should decrease Okay Chairman, have it your way. COVID hits, demand plummets, we do nothing to try to keep people in jobs or keep the financial system from collapsing. Less production is indicated! > buggy whips This is a total red herring and you know it. No one is talking about counter-cyclical monetary policy and implying it is being used to keep anachronistic firms in business. |
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I think you’re missing the point.
> you are completely ignoring the second-order effects
I’m sure I referred to them repeatedly.
> an economy with low, stable inflation is good for everyone
This is argument by assertion, which I have already responded above by explaining, in detail, how this is not the case.
> look at the deflationary spirals of the great depression (or any pre-1900 crash) and any hyperinflationary economy of your choosing.
You’ve helped me to show why an unstable currency is bad. You haven’t supported your assertion of why a depreciating currency is good for everyone.
> COVID hits, demand plummets, we do nothing to try to keep people in jobs or keep the financial system from collapsing. Less production is indicated!
Sounds good. Those pesky billionaires are going to be upset that we don’t continue to pump up their asset prices but whatever.
> No one is talking about counter-cyclical monetary policy and implying it is being used to keep anachronistic firms in business.
Why not? Why is it good to print money so unproductive workers don’t get laid off, but its bad to print money to keep unproductive firms from disappearing?