How come we experience so much more inflation than deflation? in other words, why does our buying power decrease far more often than it increases?

Bageler 13 points 3 years ago

Tldr our economy is designed this way. The federal bank sets monetary policy to maintain inflation.

I just took an econ-102 course intro to macroeconomics that covers this. It was free at my community college. I recommend doing it!

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PeepinGoodArgs 2 points 3 years ago

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