You couldn't tell this by looking at the stock market.
Which is the point. There's been a concerted effort by the government to make this the story.
Layoffs and cost of living problems but you must discount the evidence of your eyes and ears and remember it's over 50,000!
The PE ratio of Tesla should tell you everything you need to know about the stock market representing actual economic conditions.
Re:Building for the Future
by jazzyjackson on Friday May 08, 2026 @02:22AM
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To me, it just means a dollar doesn't buy as much of IBM as it used to.
Stock market is up only because investors bet on AI, if you'll exclude AI and AI supply chain at best it would be stagnant.
Zirp ended over 4 years ago, what are you talking about, the us economy is collapsing? What? Care to elaborate on any of this?
Whenever someone brings up ZIRP, especially someone with a username like yours, it's an indicator that they have no clue what they are talking about and like to regurgitate things they read on the internet.
> Also the US economy is collapsing, that probably has some relevance.
Right...wait, what?
>especially someone with a username like yours,
> -- blingbot9 2026
Also the US economy is collapsing, that probably has some relevance.