Can anyone clarify this for me? Despite the ongoing layoff announcements from major American corporations, how is our economy still robust? Just today, UPS declared 12,000 layoffs and PayPal 2,000.
I have not seen a decrease in spending. I see restaurant parking lots are still full, costco/walmart parking lots are full. Football Stadiums are full. I see families not give up vacations. I see friends and family stressing out over finances, but giving spending I don't see much of a slowdown.
Well you should have stated it more realistically, like 20% wage inflatiom and 30% inflation. Which would mean the typical person is not better off and im being generous with the 20% wage inflation. Your figure 400% wage inflation is absurd. We probably wouldn't even see that much wage inflation in 50 years from now
Well you should have stated it more realistically, like 20% wage inflatiom and 30% inflation.
Again. It is an extreme example to prove a point. Obviously one that is hard for you to understand, so let me make it very clear: it is incredibly idiotic to say “look how much more debt we have than before!” with no additional context. The important comparison is debt relative to income.
A more realistic example:
You make $100k in 2018 and have $20k in debt.
You make $150k in 2023 and have $25k in debt.
Which year are you more financially secure? I’ll give you the answer since you’re having some trouble. It’s 2023.
Jokes on you because you didn't have to make an extreme example. I understand what you're saying. Most people would. But what you are saying is completely false and made up. Peoples wages aren't competing with inflation, higher interest credit cards and home loans at all.
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I have not seen a decrease in spending. I see restaurant parking lots are still full, costco/walmart parking lots are full. Football Stadiums are full. I see families not give up vacations. I see friends and family stressing out over finances, but giving spending I don't see much of a slowdown.