# Deflation, the price of bananas, and Cardano

**URL:** <https://forum.cardano.org/t/deflation-the-price-of-bananas-and-cardano/32831>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Tags:** deflation\
**Created:** [10 May 2020 13:07 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/deflation-the-price-of-bananas-and-cardano/32831 "2020-05-10T13:07:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![philpa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/philpa/32/11127_2.png) [@philpa](https://forum.cardano.org/u/philpa)\
**Post date:** [10 May 2020 13:07 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/deflation-the-price-of-bananas-and-cardano/32831/1 "2020-05-10T13:07:21Z")

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Hi everyone,

The 11th anniversary of the end of the Great Recession fast approaches. Inflation, inflation, inflation and more inflation. The pervasive thoughts of perceived monetary policies remains a consistent narrative in crypto. I’m beginning to understand the differences between markets affected by inflation vs. deflation. I argue that we are in a deflationary spiral. Stagnant wages coupled with nominal increases in staple foods/basic consumer items creates an illusion of inflation. In reality, the printer hasn’t been turned on. Money is trapped in silos, and we’re living in a world abundance with fewer and fewer USD availability. Crypto, commodities, equities are NOT safe in this paradigm shift.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6U002-OD0hI/hqdefault.jpg "Deflation, the price of bananas, and Cardano") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U002-OD0hI)

Philippe