Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoHow 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.comimagemessage-square159fedilinkarrow-up1469arrow-down115
arrow-up1454arrow-down1imageHow 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.comMelatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square159fedilink
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoYeah it only works on the money. Holding income-generating assets isn’t affected because people can increase rents to maintain the same income stream.
minus-squareungoogleable@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoIncome-generating assets are doing something to generate that income, which is presumed to have some beneficial effect on the economy more than cash sitting under your mattress does.
Yeah it only works on the money. Holding income-generating assets isn’t affected because people can increase rents to maintain the same income stream.
Income-generating assets are doing something to generate that income, which is presumed to have some beneficial effect on the economy more than cash sitting under your mattress does.