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if were in a bad economy mostly because of money, why haven't the officials just printed more money, its only paper. amirite?

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ono smilie Oh yes, because it's not like that wouldn't cause inflation and dig our economy into an even deeper hole.

TROLOLOLOLOLO
This has to be a troll. No one is this stupid.

@Katffro TROLOLOLOLOLO This has to be a troll. No one is this stupid.

Or someone who doesn't wanna do a research project... and is going to comment feed.

@ThreeScoopMaven no, I think OP is actually this stupid. -.-

Well then if they're not in fact doing what I assumed then I hope s/he is a little kid then. I dunno, I mean I have heard people ask it before, but it was like when I was a kid and we were first learning about economics....

@TalkingRice There's yahoo questions for that

Yeah, but usually if someone posts the answer it's prolly going to be biased, however on amirite there's prolly going to be a debate where you can hear both sides of the argument and decide for yourself haha

@Katffro TROLOLOLOLOLO This has to be a troll. No one is this stupid.

well their are only limited spaces for "stupid people like me" u should know cuz ur kinda categorized in that too but anyways ..

johnsontabithas avatar johnsontabitha Yeah You Are -6Reply

INFLATION
Ever study the hyperinflation in post-WWI Germany? It's interesting. They owe a massive ammount of money in war debts so they just print more money. By 1923 the exchange rate was almost 1 trillion German marks to the dollar.

@Ariodante INFLATION Ever study the hyperinflation in post-WWI Germany? It's interesting. They owe a massive ammount of money...

@1113233 (PiqueArabesque): Hahaha I bet this is ops assignment and you guys are doing it for him/her

@VictoryAAC Or Zimbabwe. It got so bad that they actually put an expiration date on the money.

It would be better to wipe your ass with money than to actually buy toilet paper.

@VictoryAAC Or burn it instead of buying firewood.

Yeah, didn't they actually do that in Germany? And they used stacks of money as building blocks for the kids to play with, because it was cheaper than buying blocks.

Ok OP, let me simplify this down to an intelligence level that you can understand. A countries dollar is only worth anything if the country has gold to back it up. In other words, think of the gold as a pie, and the money is pieces of the pie. If you print more money, you get more pieces of pie, but the pieces get smaller the more you cut them.

Kluklayus avatar Kluklayu No Way +18Reply
@Kluklayu Ok OP, let me simplify this down to an intelligence level that you can understand. A countries dollar is only worth...

ok lemme simplify this to your apparently "high intelligence" level .. u r what people call what males have in between their legs A DICK so stop being what u eat and STFU

johnsontabithas avatar johnsontabitha Yeah You Are -11Reply

omg kill yourself

Anonymous +17Reply
@omg kill yourself

k i can't even make a fool of you because your doing a such a good job on ur own... what does that have anything to do with the post?

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@johnsontabitha k i can't even make a fool of you because your doing a such a good job on ur own... what does that have anything to...

The problem in our economy has nothing to do with the amount of money. Increasing or decreasing the money supply only really changes the rate of inflation. Now, if we, the US, as a whole had an increased employment rate, however, we would increase our rate of spending because more people with jobs means more people spending money. This would actually add onto the employment because more and more people would need to be employed to satisfy the demand of goods in the country. With more and more people defaulted on debt, many problems have been created dealing with their financial situations which causes more people to want jobs. However, because we are in a recession, the job marktet is actually decreasing causing much unemployment which means less spending which then translates to even more unemployment. So, go ahead, follow whoever says create more money. I'm sure that will be great for economy. But seriously, try reading an economics text book before

Anonymous +24Reply
@The problem in our economy has nothing to do with the amount of money. Increasing or decreasing the money supply...

woooooooooooooooooooooooooooow i didn't even read all of this not because I'm stupid just cuz I all saw was asdklfa;sldkflsjdbf;oihefoiuabsdfispeakshit that's all i saw

johnsontabithas avatar johnsontabitha Yeah You Are -25Reply
@johnsontabitha woooooooooooooooooooooooooooow i didn't even read all of this not because I'm stupid just cuz I all saw was...

Actually, there is more to it following. And you didn't even read all of your own comment? Because that is what this would refer to. I believe you meant to say, "I didn't even read all of that." Using the singular distal demonstrative, "that," makes it refer to my previous comment in that it is not right here. Here in the case of your comment only includes your comment. So if you refer to your own comment you would use "this," the singular proximal demonstrative.

Anonymous +17Reply
@Actually, there is more to it following. And you didn't even read all of your own comment? Because that is what...

k lemme save u money on a shrink THE REASON NO ONE LIKES YOU IS BECAUSE YOU SPEAK LIKE YOUR COMMENT ABOVE ME .. NOBODY IS EVEN GONNA GOOGLE WHAT YOUR WORDS MEAN BECAUSE NO ONE LISTENS TO YOU .. STOP USING THE DICTIONARY AS YOUR BIBLE AND ACTUALLY TALK AT PEOPLES LEVEL BECAUSE THAT IS NOT AT PEOPLES LEVEL ... I KNOW SOME PEOPLE ARE KINDA DUMB.. BUT STILL !!!!

johnsontabithas avatar johnsontabitha Yeah You Are -24Reply
@johnsontabitha k lemme save u money on a shrink THE REASON NO ONE LIKES YOU IS BECAUSE YOU SPEAK LIKE YOUR COMMENT ABOVE ME...

Actually, people who don't speak like remedial eight year olds don't need to Google what Anon said. Instead of knocking people with decent spelling and vocabulary, try picking up a dictionary, I realize that this may pain you seeing as you are insulting Anon for using one, but it will really benefit you in that someone might actually take you seriously.

@xsTarKid_taMiEx Actually, people who don't speak like remedial eight year olds don't need to Google what Anon said. Instead of...

Go suck on something .. I DON'T GIVE A DAMN ... mayb u should just not get into someones convo

johnsontabithas avatar johnsontabitha Yeah You Are -8Reply
@johnsontabitha Go suck on something .. I DON'T GIVE A DAMN ... mayb u should just not get into someones convo

maybe you someone's conversation.

An I could give less of a shit whether you think I should be in this conversation or not because last time I checked, Ant put a 'reply' button on comments for just that purpose. If people weren't meant to join in conversations on posts, they wouldn't be able to.

@because you are so dumb

well at least im not a pussy who puts their comments as ANON

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@1112737

at least i don't butt into peoples conversation to act like a biatch

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@1112751

well now u do .. so get ur derrier out !!

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@1112759

thats good for u

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@1113813

Ya and amirite is am I right .. Shove everything u have to say up your behind

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@1114648

ya well if UR having fun pissing people off that's good for U but I don't appreciate ur crappy comments shot STFU

johnsontabithas avatar johnsontabitha Yeah You Are -25Reply
@Blearslyrarer Yeah, you're, you, you're.*

Why don't U write this where someone actually cares. I'm not GONNA change because of a person on amirite .. So GTH

johnsontabithas avatar johnsontabitha Yeah You Are -19Reply
@Blearslyrarer By your reaction, you care quite a bit as to respond to my comment.

i don't give a damn its just you all of a sudden randomly come into the convo to correct me and thats really stupid

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@1125939

i didn't even make this post i got it off of failbook.com dipshyt

johnsontabithas avatar johnsontabitha Yeah You Are -6Reply
@johnsontabitha Were u the ANON creep?

No sorry, you've got the wrong person, but, you might want to think about going Anon so you don't let people know the idiot who everyone is laughing at is actually you. Just a tip.

@forgottenpassword No sorry, you've got the wrong person, but, you might want to think about going Anon so you don't let people know...

ya well I'm just saying what everyones thinkin at some point of their lives I've just got the balls to say them so biatch don't tell m what to do until u can grow a pair

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@1114925

Well don't talk to me than .. Problem solved? .. I think yes.

johnsontabithas avatar johnsontabitha Yeah You Are -20Reply
@Bring_Me_FRITOS Why are you so mean?

well... im not that mean of a person its just people like you just piss me off and I don't let shyt fly so thats why I'm mean to you :)

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@Bring_Me_FRITOS *Then

Ya and it's am I right fool.

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@1118849

Alright. Have fun being a douche, faggot.

johnsontabithas avatar johnsontabitha Yeah You Are -30Reply
@johnsontabitha Alright. Have fun being a douche, faggot.

You're really going to insult someone using a gay slur? You're not only stupid, but you're a jerk too.

Anonymous +1Reply
@johnsontabitha k i can't even make a fool of you because your doing a such a good job on ur own... what does that have anything to...

@1112698 (tabbyluvsbieber): you decide to make any further comments on the economy. Might I suggest Economics by Paul Krugman and Robin Wells? It is very simple economics, but it is widely considered one of the best out there for beginners in economics.

Anonymous +8Reply

Sure you can print money whenever you want, just ask Mugabe and Zimbabwe what happened.

Current exchange rate: $1=12308966595 Zimbabwean dollar

@BurnyBurn Sure you can print money whenever you want, just ask Mugabe and Zimbabwe what happened. Current exchange rate:...

HAHAHAHHAAH my friends and I call that monoply money like
pshh bitch please a billion bucks to buy a loaf of bread?

It's not about how much money there is, it's about how much each bill is worth. The value of a dollar has gone down in the recent years, and the more money we add, the more the value decreases.

Hello071s avatar Hello071 No Way +10Reply

ono smilie Have you even watched a minute of the news?

You should pay attention in History class.

jens avatar jen No Way +9Reply
@jen You should pay attention in History class.

ive never learned this in history class and this isn't even meh words i got it from a site

johnsontabithas avatar johnsontabitha Yeah You Are -4Reply

It IS a common mistake... Or you're a troll
Obviously, the economy is going to get worse if we print more money. I don't know how to explain it exactly, but there's enough explanations on top.

anelles avatar anelle No Way +5Reply

More like an increase in money supply causes interest rates to drop, which creates more spending and hence inflation. This discourages other countries from investing which then causes the demand for the currency to drop and THEN the exchange rate to drop...

Anonymous +3Reply

It'd be so much easier if a dollar was always worth a dollar, no matter how much was printed.

Guys, stop being rude. I'm sure we've all asked this at one point.

You see, the more money you print, the less it's worth. It's like if there were only 5 chocolate bars left on the planet. They'd be worth a ton. However, if there were 5 BILLION chocolate bars, they wouldn't be worth nearly as much.

@LittleRed Guys, stop being rude. I'm sure we've all asked this at one point. You see, the more money you print, the less...

I wouldn't mind just the question, but the OP refuses to listen to reason and keeps insulting people that are obviously right.

people are really fucking rude to people who dont understand things they understand in order to make themselves feel intelligent. i never took an actual lesson on it someone just happened to ask the teacher one day and thats how i know if it wasnt for someone asking the question i never would have learned it. and really, it is not "common knowledge" so dont say theyre a troll because theyre stupid, say theyre a troll cuz they love bieber and the way the type if anything. shocking how people ignored that little bit so they could rant at op for how stupid they are and show off how educated they are.

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@1127862

i know that. i even said that. but people focus on the context of the post to make themselves seem educated no one said anything about her responding.

@1127862

i am a troll DEAL WIT IT

johnsontabithas avatar johnsontabitha Yeah You Are -1Reply
@fuckoffwhore people are really fucking rude to people who dont understand things they understand in order to make themselves...

thank you but u can't change peoples minds on the internet because were all so narrow-minded .. in a way i am a troll if someone says something they'll regret they sent it to meh but thanx :)

johnsontabithas avatar johnsontabitha Yeah You Are -2Reply

Does the word 'inflation' mean anything to kids these days?
Oh yeah, just print more money and pay people more, that definitly WON'T put prices of basic neccessities way up. Milk definitly won't cost $50 a gallon. Bread won't cost $100.
Is this a serious question? Please tell me this is a joke or a troll or something. I learned this shit when I was in 6th grade.

It's called inflation, moron.

Ninjas avatar Ninja No Way +2Reply
@Ninja It's called inflation, moron.

ur the moron .. ur username is ninja but I can see you

johnsontabithas avatar johnsontabitha Yeah You Are -6Reply
@johnsontabitha ur the moron .. ur username is ninja but I can see you

You're the one with Bieber in your username :] But, why does that matter? To put it simply, if there is 1 chocolate chip cookie amongst 25 kids, they would argue a lot over it. It would be worth a lot. If there were 50 cookies, they wouldn't argue, and the cookies would be worth less.

Ninjas avatar Ninja No Way +4Reply

Ask Germany about hyperinflation.

Jonesys avatar Jonesy No Way +1Reply
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@1126019

It depends upon you actually. To some people they understand it like myself luckily. Basically though, most of it is common sense and can be rationalized in some way.

Anonymous +1Reply

the more money we print, the price of things go up. havn't you heard stories when bread cost like $1000 because the gov printed so much money and when hobos burnt money in their fire because it was worth almost nothing?

Anonymous +1Reply
@the more money we print, the price of things go up. havn't you heard stories when bread cost like $1000 because the...

i was laughing the whole way through this horde of flaming comments...you all missed the point of the post in the first place...the one who posted it said it himself. He found the post in some "FAILBLOG" online...he set it up as a joke to show how stupid some other guy is...it was more of just a joke than a troll post...

Anonymous +1Reply

Lol I was thinking the same thing when I was little. Now I realize that this would lose the value of money and not help the problem at all.

Anonymous +1Reply

its called inflation. the money would lose its value and the price of everything would up and no one could afford anything so our economy would just get worse.

go die

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@1126074

That would just be in the states though, right?

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@1126404

Oh ok, never knew that.

Wow everyone on here is acting like bitches. Don't tell a ten year old to die just cause they made a mistake. Like what the hell?

Anonymous 0Reply

i totally agree... we made this system and now we're losing to it

DarthJaders avatar DarthJader Yeah You Are 0Reply

It isn't paper.... It is linen.

I'm in 11th grade and people in my social studies class still ask this question... I really can't stand being in that class.

wow so much hate going on here. Anyways they can't just print out money, cuz they follow the gold standard. No gold no money.

@Controversial wow so much hate going on here. Anyways they can't just print out money, cuz they follow the gold standard. No gold...

Actually, we don't follow the gold standard anymore. Money only has fiat value now. Money is intrinsically useless; is used only as a medium of exchange. It is only worth what the government says it is worth, and if they print more, it will be worthless. Just look at hyperinflation in post WWI Germany, or Zimbabwe, or Russia during the cold war. All of these hyperinflations were caused by governments printing too much money.

@singergirl Actually, we don't follow the gold standard anymore. Money only has fiat value now. Money is intrinsically useless;...

Yay, someone knows that American currency is no longer backed up by gold. It's been fiat money since 1971. Here's a link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_money

@penguins_fly Yay, someone knows that American currency is no longer backed up by gold. It's been fiat money since 1971. Here's a...

Well that's what I get for being forced into taking economics in high school. Just because money doesn't interest me doesn't mean I don't know how it works.

@Controversial wow so much hate going on here. Anyways they can't just print out money, cuz they follow the gold standard. No gold...

It's true, you can only print as much money as the gold that your government owns in the reserve bank.

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