Why Can't We Just Print More Money?

Printing more money is like giving everyone in the class extra candies, if there are only 10 candies but 30 kids, suddenly every kid has more candy, and it’s not as special anymore. That’s what happens when you print too much money: inflation, which makes everything cost more.

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Printing more money for everyone at school makes candies less special
Giving every student extra dollars for lunch time costs more
More paper money around the town means prices go up

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