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r/AskEconomics
1.4M members
r/AskEconomics is a subreddit with 1.4M members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is massive in size, and has high activity.
A central repository for questions about economic theory, research, and policy.
Please read the rules before posting, as we remove all comments which break the rules. Answers must be in-depth and comprehensive, or they will be removed. Posts should be in the form of a question.
Popular Themes in r/AskEconomics
#1
Advice Requests
: "Why is the US standard of living on par with Germany despite people having much higher salaries than in most European countries?"
26 posts
#2
News
: "Does the Euro really not work as a replacement for the US Dollar as the main reserve currency because "the Euro zone does not produce enough safe assets"?"
19 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "What will happen to the US economy when Student Loans go into collections on May 5th?"
4 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "How likely is the U.S. heading into a recession and how long could it last?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/AskEconomics
#1
Economics
: "Why was austerity Economics ever a thing?"
58 posts
#2
Economy
: "Why are Americans looking to move into the secondary or primary model of economies when the U.S already succeeds and profits in being a quaternary Economy?"
46 posts
#3
Tariffs
: "My mom claims I am childish for not understanding Trump’s grand tariff strategy and that brief economic pain is worth it. Thoughts and where did the “Tariffs Will bring jobs back” strategy even originate?"
21 posts
#4
Gdp
: "How is the US Gdp per capita so much higher than the rest of the G7?"
16 posts
#5
Taxes
: "Why are tariffs considered a direct tax on consumers but increasing corporate Taxes are not?"
15 posts
#6
Inflation
: "If 2 % Inflation cuts your money’s buying power in just ~35 years, why is that the “ideal” target?"
13 posts
#7
Trade
: "How is the U.S. Trade deficit supposedly a threat to national security and military readiness?"
13 posts
#8
China
: "Why does it seem like everybody has forgotten about Trump's 1st term tariffs on China? Are those still a thing?"
11 posts
#9
Currency
: "Why is the USD losing reserve Currency status usually seen as a bad thing on Reddit?"
9 posts
#10
Us
: "How is it possible the Us will grow at a double rate than the EU in 2025?"
6 posts
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