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Hatman 🍁
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« on: April 22, 2014, 07:14:59 PM »
I'm no economist, but couldn't deflation be cured by printing more money?
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« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2014, 06:32:18 PM »
Quote from: Senator DC on April 23, 2014, 09:40:33 PM
Quote from: Hatman on April 22, 2014, 07:14:59 PM
I'm no economist, but couldn't deflation be cured by printing more money?

You need to get people/businesses to spend it. That's where the 'velocity' of money comes in. Printing money doesn't do much if it sits in chequing accounts for years on end.

Easy solution: Give the money to poors. They have no choice but to spend.
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