American Economics Thread

Maikeru

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Now you know why the US is forcing Japan to hold onto their shitcoins otherwise known as US treasuries; the US would love to lower interest rates but unless an entity like China agrees to loan them billions of dollars as Yellen wanted, that;s just gonna make inflation even worse. The way things stand, it's Stagflation city for the US, return to 1970s except without the cocaine and disco music.
They've got fentanyl and gangsta rap so no worries on that front.
 

HighGround

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The tragedy of homeownership is that there is a negative feedback loop.

1. High regulatory burdern and a poor bureaucratic process means that housing developers want to maximize revenue per housing unit, instead of trying to optimize production of housing units.

2. Constriction in supply leads to higher housing costs which causes consumers to borrow more money/invest larger amount of wealth into the house.

3. The high level of investment encourages homebuyers (who are increasingly from the upper-income bracket and therefore more financially literate) to protect that investment by maximizing its value.

4. Ever-rising housing values means more property-taxes for local government, which incentivizes local government to prioritize the interests of homebuyers and banks by pandering to their interests (like maintaining their property values).

5. Local governments continue to support NIMBYism which consequently leads to constriction of the housing supply...
 

Overbom

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Pretty soon Gen Z in Five Eyes are gonna be bigger Maoists than 60s era Red Guards…
Nah. Gotta solve important problems first such race differences, LGBT rights, abortion rights, listen some Taylor Swift's albums, cut back usage of plastic straws to save the planet and other green initiatives, do some Israel-Palestine protests, anti-police protests etc

Real Economy change is the last of their real actionable priorities
 
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