☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Socialism@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoCapitalism and technologylemmy.mlimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1120
arrow-up1120imageCapitalism and technologylemmy.ml☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Socialism@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareXavienth@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoDeflation is really really bad. On a societal level, if people expect prices to fall, they will withhold spending today in favour of tomorrow. This decreases demand, decreasing prices, accelerating deflation until collapse.
Deflation is really really bad. On a societal level, if people expect prices to fall, they will withhold spending today in favour of tomorrow. This decreases demand, decreasing prices, accelerating deflation until collapse.