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> Wages have stagnated & only recently picked up[1]
> GDP has been the lowest post-recovery ever[2][6]
> Net household debt is again at new highs[3]
> Interest rates at forever in the history of human civilization lows.[4]
> Meanwhile every single risk seeking asset class primarily owned by the wealthy has appreciated to levels last seen at prior bubble peaks.[5]
[1] https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/wage-growth (can you even spot QE?)
[2] http://fortune.com/2015/07/30/us-gdp-economy/
[3] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-debt/americans-de...
[4] https://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/17/200-years-of-us-interest-rat...
[5] https://stansberrystreaming.com/presentations/grant-williams... (this years stansberry vegas conference)
[6] https://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/07/american-...
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> Wages have stagnated & only recently picked up[1]
> GDP has been the lowest post-recovery ever[2][6]
> Net household debt is again at new highs[3]
> Interest rates at forever in the history of human civilization lows.[4]
> Meanwhile every single risk seeking asset class primarily owned by the wealthy has appreciated to levels last seen at prior bubble peaks.[5]
[1] https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/wage-growth (can you even spot QE?)
[2] http://fortune.com/2015/07/30/us-gdp-economy/
[3] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-debt/americans-de...
[4] https://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/17/200-years-of-us-interest-rat...
[5] https://stansberrystreaming.com/presentations/grant-williams... (this years stansberry vegas conference)
[6] https://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/07/american-...