• Nobody@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    57
    arrow-down
    8
    ·
    7 months ago

    “We’re definitely not practicing a make-believe science designed to make sure the wealthy always benefit no matter the economic circumstances,” said the last economist with a fading shred of hope.

      • bastion@feddit.nl
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        7
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        7 months ago

        This is just terrible planning. I hate that economic philosophy.

        Inflation is real, though, and it is also theft.

        • Kalkaline @leminal.space
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          5
          ·
          7 months ago

          Which is why you take out a shit ton of loans when interest rates plummet again, let the banks take the hit on inflation.

          • tentacles9999@lemmynsfw.com
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            7 months ago

            They win anyways in the US at least. They borrow from the fed which means that they can take a loan out at a lower rate than they give you and pocket the difference. Then if it was not enough they can resell and repackage loans and let some other sucker deal with it. Annnd if that not enough they can create derivatives on packages of the loans (2008 was example of it blowing up) and sell those. And for icing on the cake if they somehow fuck it up (as they have in the past) they can get bailed out, give themselves bonuses and do it all again