Less people also means less work that needs to be done. Governments won't need to maintain as much infrastructure, especially since they also plan to force the survivors to live in pods and eat bugs.
Most goods are durable, meaning the can stay in inventory for quite some time. Houses, playground sets, grills, cars, etc. It takes a longer time for supply to dwindle to meet demand, meanwhile producers are hosed right away as sellers stop buying. Right now, major places like Target are paying for storage from the glut of inventory. There are articles on this at Zerohedge if you take the time to look.
Non-durable goods, such as peanut butter or bread have a quicker response from the supply chain for less demand.
Markets reflect variation in demand based upon situational variations. A bottle of water at a rock concert in July is $5, and you grudgingly pay for it. A bottle of water while you sit by Lake Michigan in January is next to worthless.
A lower population amounts to less supply for products and services, which will increase prices.
2/3 dying won't happen. Vax is a more subtle kill off and fertility reduction device.
It's like people instead of having 1.2 kids instead of 1.5, and the mortality rate instead of being 1,000 per 100,000 per year will be like 1,200.
Who is going to pay the taxes when 2/3 of the population is dead?
You will have to pay more to attract workers.
Isn't this the definition of inflation?
Less people also means less work that needs to be done. Governments won't need to maintain as much infrastructure, especially since they also plan to force the survivors to live in pods and eat bugs.
Your money used to buy a house.
Now you can only afford a pod.
How is this not inflation?
You would be using using yesterday's stockpiled supply.
This is like selling the national oil reserve and saying you are increasing production.
Most goods are durable, meaning the can stay in inventory for quite some time. Houses, playground sets, grills, cars, etc. It takes a longer time for supply to dwindle to meet demand, meanwhile producers are hosed right away as sellers stop buying. Right now, major places like Target are paying for storage from the glut of inventory. There are articles on this at Zerohedge if you take the time to look.
Non-durable goods, such as peanut butter or bread have a quicker response from the supply chain for less demand.
So, I'll trade you this house for a peanut butter sandwich.
Am I starving to death? I'd take it.
Markets reflect variation in demand based upon situational variations. A bottle of water at a rock concert in July is $5, and you grudgingly pay for it. A bottle of water while you sit by Lake Michigan in January is next to worthless.
How much is the cost of a peanut butter sandwich now?