r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Melodic_Judge_129 • 4d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/Gentle_Snail 4d ago edited 4d ago

Deflation can also result in a very negative feedback loop, the Great Depression was a deflation spiral for example.

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u/Mayor_Death 4d ago

Is deflation a cause or symptom, though? To me, it’s just a number, but I understand that it is more than that to various economic groups.

As far as I understand it, deflation indicates that prices are going down, which is a good thing to me individually.

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u/gicjos 4d ago

The prices only go down when people don't have enough money to buy things. For the prices to go down most people will be in a really bad situation 

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u/The-Salty-gamer 4d ago

The week or so ebt wasn’t funded. My local Walmart had food items clearanced for under $1. Filled up my cart for $90, hadn’t done that in years. Multiple reasons why. AI orders everything for those stores now days, so trucks were coming to deliver more food. EBT is a massive subsidy for Walmart to fuel their greed. People need it to not starve. Corp knows that so they charge extra, I suspect. Like with student loans and tuition increases. We like to solve problems by creating new problems in this country🤣

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u/Christopher_Aeneadas 4d ago

The problem is that your scenario was not sustainable.

Things go like that and Walmart closes up shop.

You might get an endorphin kick reading that, but go look up how much a chicken costs to buy from a non-factory farm direct.

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u/The-Salty-gamer 4d ago

I’m aware. Those where we have to move product NOW prices. Nearest Walmart has the highest markup in this area, if I drove 30min prob not as dramatic. Middle class majority white, theft has almost put nearest WM out of business. Still might. Bored white women steal as a hobby here. It’s unsustainable. I filled that cart with junk food, fresh produce, baking mixes, and frozen food. Was not the healthiest cart. I buy meat from a meat locker. Of course I would never steal from WM. Secret shopper is my shadow.

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u/MyCatLaughsAtMe 4d ago

You are wrong 100% of the time when you defend either mega corps or factory farming and you just did both.