I'll stop buying #Bitcoin as soon as someone can provide a reasonable explanation for why 2% inflation? 👀

Nov 7, 2025 · 7:30 PM UTC

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@grok why does the govt target 2% inflation and why is that good for the economy?
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Deflation is bad. Some inflation means people won’t over-hoard money, and also diminishes the real value of debt. Real interest rate is a real thing (which is related to economic growth, increasing productivity), so inflation is opportunity cost of holding cash.
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I expect inflation to go up to 10% because that’s where it’s been on the stuff that really matters like US college education etc
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😝Because you stopped buying Bitcoin
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It increases wealth expansion and therefore economic output.
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He didn’t say anything. That’s scary!
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Sound money beats endless printing
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Good luck $BTC’s the best hedge against that mystery
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Don't worry mate. It's for our own good you see 👀
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$btc quietly ignoring the questions
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😂
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Come on now, what's a good reason to help average Joes without using poli-sci or flimsy logic?
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He didn't answer the question; although I agree the vid cuts off the rest of conversation so I'm not sure if he gets around to answering it or not. However, in this snippet he sounds like a fool.
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@grok how ridiculous is this explanation?
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Assuming your salary is adjusted for inflation, it makes borrowing money less expensive over time, and so, this is a stimulus for investment, and so innovation.
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This 2% is what cronies and oligarchs get. Too small for ordinary people to realize (until it's very late), but still positive. Of course cronies achieve an effective rate of 15%. Opt out, but Bitcoin
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it's pretty much making idley sitting money lose value/purchasing power without disrupting overall economic growth. its also a low enough interest rate that borrowing money doesnt cost an arm and a leg.
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The fed's Jerome Powell trying to convince you that 2% inflation target is beneficial to your financial well being. In reality, inflation is a hidden tax. Furthermore, without inflation the Capitalist Corporate system goes into meltdown
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2% percent is false. money printer go brrrr and computers that just settle payments disagree
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Bitcoin has nothing to do with inflation. Seems a bit silly. Consume energy and computing equipment and get awarded a ledger entry for the expense. Then call it digital gold. Remarkable.
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What powell didn't tell - 2% is the globally accepted number because that's the currency debasement figure that will keep people from revolting & taking to the streets while still losing their purchasing power gradually.
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any number bellow the percentage growth of the economic activity will be fine now go and buy zano
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Tell’em!
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GIF
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What a crock... So inflation is black magic! Woohoo! STOP PRINTING MONEY! Then we can get back to deflation anchored to solid money.
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Why 2% but also why is it actually 7-14%
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richmondfed.org/publications…

The Origins of the 2 Percent Inflation Target

The FOMC established its explicit inflation target in January 2012 after a decades-long deliberation. It came in part from the Richmond Fed.

richmondfed.org
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So companys invest today not tomorrow, because tomorrow your currency would be worth more
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Inflation as a “hidden tax”? Definitely shifts the perspective. It’s not a simple answer for sure.