I emphatically agree with Axelrod. The majority of voters only see policies that immediately affect their lives. Many of Biden’s “wins” need a few years to see. I also agree that The Fed could seriously consider lowering interest rates. The high cost of Money is negatively affecting building & renovation, hospitals & health care, as well…
I emphatically agree with Axelrod. The majority of voters only see policies that immediately affect their lives. Many of Biden’s “wins” need a few years to see. I also agree that The Fed could seriously consider lowering interest rates. The high cost of Money is negatively affecting building & renovation, hospitals & health care, as well as food. Every business that needs to borrow in order to provide is paying a premium that is immediately passed to the consumer voter.
The "high" cost of money is high to those who came of borrowing age after 2009. To those of us who are older it is not that high. The thing that has changed is the price of a house or car. If the interest rates returned to zero, the prices of those things remain the same. That's where the real issue lies for the average person.
I believe several other things come into play. In the 80’s and 90’s rates were high, but families didn’t need cell phones, computers and high price electrical power. Also the minimum wage that was raised nationwide back then has not kept pace with inflation.
One of the reasons why interest rates are so high now(among other reasons) is they were kept so so for a decade(about zero) resulting in a decade of easy money.
I emphatically agree with Axelrod. The majority of voters only see policies that immediately affect their lives. Many of Biden’s “wins” need a few years to see. I also agree that The Fed could seriously consider lowering interest rates. The high cost of Money is negatively affecting building & renovation, hospitals & health care, as well as food. Every business that needs to borrow in order to provide is paying a premium that is immediately passed to the consumer voter.
The "high" cost of money is high to those who came of borrowing age after 2009. To those of us who are older it is not that high. The thing that has changed is the price of a house or car. If the interest rates returned to zero, the prices of those things remain the same. That's where the real issue lies for the average person.
I believe several other things come into play. In the 80’s and 90’s rates were high, but families didn’t need cell phones, computers and high price electrical power. Also the minimum wage that was raised nationwide back then has not kept pace with inflation.
True that.
One of the reasons why interest rates are so high now(among other reasons) is they were kept so so for a decade(about zero) resulting in a decade of easy money.
Absolutely. The government gave away money longer than necessary.