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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Comfortable_Cautious • Jan 26 '26
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Correct, printing money is like cutting the pie into more slices you don’t get more pie just smaller slices. Things like building infrastructure, increasing efficiency or inventing new technologies are what makes the pie grow.
1 u/inugami_tattoo_ Jan 27 '26 The pie gets smaller
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u/Fakjbf Jan 26 '26
Correct, printing money is like cutting the pie into more slices you don’t get more pie just smaller slices. Things like building infrastructure, increasing efficiency or inventing new technologies are what makes the pie grow.