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This post got 136k+ Likes in under 24 hours. Younger Americans say they have no future “They tell us to stop eating out and rents $2,000 a month. Oh, save for retirement, and yet you can barely save for next week. Go buy a house, every house is half a million dollars” “I'm not

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> Buys house > Govt increases money supply by 50% > House price goes up by 50% “I’m such a great real estate investor” Average boomer

> Buys house
> Govt increases money supply by 50%
> House price goes up by 50%

“I’m such a great real estate investor”

Average boomer
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1971 minimum wage was $1.60 per hour, $64 per week or 1.82 oz of gold In order to have the same spending power in 2025 the minimum wage would have to be $150 per hour

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Jak to jest, że w poprzednim stuleciu z jednej pensji można było utrzymać całą rodzinę, a dzisiaj dwoje pracujących nie może odłożyć na wkład własny? Skoro produktywność wzrosła, to przecież z jednej pensji powinniśmy żyć coraz lepiej. Co się podziało z owocami wzrostu tej

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Goldman: Adjustable Rate Mortgages Climb To 41% Of Total Held By US Banks, Surpassing Global Financial Crisis Record zerohedge.com/markets/goldma…

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This dwarfs historical precedent, with current quarterly repurchases around $40-75 billion since May 2024 versus $67.5 billion over two years in 2000-2002. Since May 2024 the treasury repurchased $210.9 billion. The treasury bought back $10 Billion in debt just last June. For