Re:Fed raises rates by another 75 bps to fight inflation
by ARandomerDude on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @05:11PM
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Alternative: I now don't think a new house and car are worth it, so I have more money for things like iPhones, making the chip shortage worse.
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Re:Fed raises rates by another 75 bps to fight inflation
by pixl97 on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @05:53PM
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Eh, not really. Because you're buying the house on a loan but not buying iphones on the loan.
When you choose to get a loan you're pumping a few hundred thousand that was leveraged into existence into multiple industries that gets distributed into the economy, that gets distributed to hundreds of people working.
When you choose just to just buy an iphone, that's $1000ish your spending of your own money.
Re:Fed raises rates by another 75 bps to fight inflation
by staticman2 on Thursday September 22, 2022 @11:44AM
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Most people spend more money on cars and houses than Iphones. If interest rates cause you to you buy an Iphone instead of a new house or car you've probably contributed to lowering inflation more than increasing inflation because there's one less person bidding up the cost of houses and cars, plus cars have chips in them.