Kenapa pemerintah tidak cetak uang yang banyak saja?

Why can't we just print more money?

Uang hanya klaim atas barang dan jasa. Mencetak uang tanpa menambah produksi hanya menaikkan harga, seperti di Jerman 1923 dan Zimbabwe 2008.

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Penjelasannya

Kalau kemiskinan sekadar kekurangan uang, kenapa pemerintah tidak mencetak uang sebanyak-banyaknya supaya semua orang kaya? Karena uang kertas bukan kekayaan. Uang hanyalah "karcis klaim" atas barang dan jasa yang nyata.

Jika jumlah uang yang beredar digandakan tanpa tambahan sebutir beras pun, tidak ada yang baru tercipta. Sekarang dua kali lebih banyak kertas mengejar jumlah makanan yang sama, sehingga harga ikut berlipat dua.

Saat aturan ini diabaikan, bencana menyusul. Di Jerman 1923, sepotong roti seharga 200 miliar mark. Di Zimbabwe 2008, uang kertas 100 triliun dolar tidak cukup untuk tiket bus karena harga berlipat dua setiap 24 jam. Mencetak uang tidak menciptakan kekayaan; ia hanya menghancurkan nilai uang yang sudah kamu kerjakan.

Diagram dari video

Diagram GeeGit: If poverty is simply a lack of money, why can't governments just run the printing presses and make everyone rich? — “If poverty is simply a lack of money, why can't governments just run the printing presses and make everyone rich?”

Diagram GeeGit: If you double the amount of paper dollars in circulation without producing an extra grain of rice, nothing new was created. — “If you double the amount of paper dollars in circulation without producing an extra grain of rice, nothing new was created.”

Diagram GeeGit: When governments ignore this, disaster follows: in 1923 Germany, a loaf of bread cost two hundred billion marks. — “When governments ignore this, disaster follows: in 1923 Germany, a loaf of bread cost two hundred billion marks.”

Transkrip video (English)

If poverty is simply a lack of money, why can't governments just run the printing presses and make everyone rich?

Because paper money is not wealth. Money is merely a claim check on real goods and services.

If you double the amount of paper dollars in circulation without producing an extra grain of rice, nothing new was created.

Now you just have twice as much paper chasing the exact same amount of food. Prices simply double.

When governments ignore this, disaster follows: in 1923 Germany, a loaf of bread cost two hundred billion marks.

In 2008 Zimbabwe, one-hundred-trillion-dollar bills couldn't buy a bus ticket because prices doubled every twenty-four hours.

Printing money doesn't create wealth. It only destroys the value of the money you already worked for.

Sumber

Milton Friedman
Bank Indonesia Historical Archives
IMF

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