this post was submitted on 04 Nov 2023
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A Boring Dystopia

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That would increase inflation drastically, which is something governments absolutely don't want.

They want inflation to be around 1-2%. Less is no good, because rich idiots would just hoard money instead of investing it. More is also no good because saved money would just disappear quickly.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Tell that to Japan. One of the highest spenders. Still stuck in perpetual de flation for over 20 years at this point.

It's not that simple.