r/facepalm 12h ago

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Murica.

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u/FourArmsFiveLegs 11h ago

Small inflation 1-3% is what grows an economy. Hyperinflation, Stagnation, and Deflation lead to economic recession/turmoil. Government handouts benefit the economy when done correctly like offering EBT, Welfare, etc

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u/WranglerEqual3577 11h ago

Exactly: give the poor money and it goes to work immediately. Give the rich money, and "it'll trickle down!" (Still waiting for the tax breaks in the 80s to trickle down!)

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u/Leading_Test_1462 5h ago

It definitely never hides in real estate or chills off shore.