"One survey question began: A company is making a small profit. It is located in a community experiencing a recession with substantial unemployment but no inflation. There are many workers anxious to work at the company. The company decides to decrease wages and salaries 7% this year. Sixty-two percent judged the wage cut unfair.À atenção do TC.
In an another version of the question, the community was said to have “substantial unemployment and inflation of 12% . . . The company decided to increase salaries only 5% this year.” Now 78 percent said this was acceptable. But of course the workers’ lot is almost identical in both versions. Getting a 5 percent “raise” when prices rise 12 percent translates into nearly a 7 percent cut in buying power.
One conclusion is that inflation is the Scroogish employer’s best friend."
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Trecho retirado de "Priceless The Myth of Fair Value (and How to Take Advantage of It)" de William Poundstone.
1 comentário:
A inflação tem outros efeitos além do impacto no salários. E por isso a desvalorização por essa via é menos problemática. Se tivéssemos uma moeda com desvalorização estaríamos bem melhor. No fundo a ideia de uma moeda que não perde valor, como outrora o padrão ouro, podem ser mais um problema do que uma vantagem. Mas é um argumento a favor da saída do euro.
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