Hacker News Reader

Legitimate question, I’m not very economically literate.

We went through wars in the past without crazy inflation, gulf war, Iraq, Afghanistan. Is it because of all the Ukraine aid we’re sending? If so, why is this different than other conflicts?

How does disease cause inflation?

View on HN

Disease, disaster, war all cause significant inflation because they harm or destroy both things and productivity in the real world without destroying money.

If factories shut down and supply chains are disrupted and we only make half as many cars this year, how much would people be willing to pay for those cars? Much more.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com