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minus-squareGhostalmedialinkfedilinkEnglish1•16 hours agoAgreed. I’m talking about deflation though. The debts you acquire balloon in size, even without interest, during deflation.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•16 hours agoI don’t think we do agree. As you can see in the chart, our debts have been ballooning under inflation.
minus-squaredrphungkylinkfedilinkEnglish1•8 hours agoThat’s total debt, he’s talking about individual debt. Deflation is bad. This is not really up for debate. 2% inflation is a fine target and worked well for decades.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-28 hours agoAs you can see in the chart, I’m talking about per person too. I don’t think 2008 did work well. If you don’t want to debate about this, then don’t.
Agreed. I’m talking about deflation though. The debts you acquire balloon in size, even without interest, during deflation.
I don’t think we do agree. As you can see in the chart, our debts have been ballooning under inflation.
That’s total debt, he’s talking about individual debt. Deflation is bad. This is not really up for debate. 2% inflation is a fine target and worked well for decades.
As you can see in the chart, I’m talking about per person too.
I don’t think 2008 did work well.
If you don’t want to debate about this, then don’t.