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r/AskEconomics
1.3M members
r/AskEconomics is a subreddit with 1.3M 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
: "What are the arguments against Kamala’s proposal to tax unrealized gains?"
20 posts
#2
Money Talk
: "If Walmart's profit margin is less than 3%, why don't they just close all the stores and buy index funds or treasury bonds instead?"
14 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Is there a FACTUAL/numbers-based way to determine if [some] corporations are using inflation as cover for "greed-flation"?"
13 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Why do so much people think the US-economy is bad?"
11 posts
Popular Topics in r/AskEconomics
#1
Econ
: "Why are homes treated so differently as "assets" in the US vs. Japan?"
30 posts
#2
Economy
: "Why do so much people think the US-Economy is bad?"
29 posts
#3
Economics
: "Is normative Economics fundamentally utilitarian ?"
18 posts
#4
Inflation
: "If Inflation causes prices to rise, will deflation ever reduce prices again?"
12 posts
#5
Taxes
: "Is there a way to fund the government without relying on Taxes?"
9 posts
#6
Wages
: "The gap between US and European Wages has grown a lot since 2008, so why aren't US companies moving jobs to Europe for cheaper labour?"
8 posts
#7
Tariffs
: "If Tariffs are widely regarded as bad by economists, why is it still so common for countries to raise Tariffs?"
6 posts
#8
Interest Rates
: "Is the Fed actually getting good at using Interest Rates to prevent recession and control inflation or are they just really lucky right now?"
4 posts
#9
Debt
: "Why Total Global Debt is 305 Trillion but total global GDP is around 100 Trillion in the entire world ? "
4 posts
#10
Inequality
: "How can the UAE have such a low income Inequality? "
4 posts
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