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Apone, collect magazines from everybody. We can't have any firing in there. - Gorman, Aliens (1986)
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How long after we're declared overdue can we expect a rescue? - Ripley, Aliens (1986)
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St. Louis Fed: Household Debt
St. Louis Fed: Federal Government Debt
St. Louis Fed: State and Local Government Debt
St. Louis Fed: Wage and Salary Disbursements
St. Louis Fed: CPI
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Jeremy Siegel holds out hope for 3% to 4% real GDP growth over the long-term.
This is what the charts say.
We can get 4% real long-term GDP growth if real household debt increases by around 7% to 8%. That's laughable.
We can get 4% real long-term GDP growth if real government debt rises by about 17% per year. That's even more laughable.
We can get 4% real long-term GDP growth if wages and salary disbursements rise 4% per year. That's also laughable.
That's 4 laughables out of 4.
Q.E.D.
You'll just have to trust me that there are 4 laughables there. You might have to read between the lines a bit though. ;)
That's inflation adjusted wage and salary disbursements by the way.
This is what it would take to get get 4% real wage and salary disbursement growth long-term.
If employment grows by about 1% per year long-term and inflation rises about 3% per year long-term then typical wages would need to rise about 6% per year long-term.
Good luck on that one.
The second chart actually looks like the alien.
Yeah, you have to squint, but - still . . .
Cheers!
JzB
Jazzbumpa,
The second chart actually looks like the alien.
Hahaha!!! Nice. :)
Here's an alien economic theory to go with it.
These healthy rates were not a surprise, since economic theory predicted that real yields should approximate real gross domestic product growth, which averaged between 3 per cent and 4 per cent at that time. - Jeremy Siegel, February 2, 2011
He felt the real yield of 2.10% on 30 year TIPS at that time showed that there was a great bond bubble.
The 30-year TIPS bond currently has a real yield of 1.13%. Oops!
So here's my theory for what it is worth.
IF we can grow employment by 1% per year over the long-term AND IF inflation adjusted wages do not fall even with increasing global competition, a stubbornly high unemployment rate, and the advancement of robotic workers, then locking in 1.13% would seem to be a fine choice to me.
Of course, if we can't grow employment by 1% per year and/or inflation adjusted wages do fall then the supposed great bond bubble could in fact be the great bond opportunity. That's assuming I use his economic theory as seen above and combine it with the GDP vs. Wage chart I've included in this post.
Bullish on American wages? Take Siegel's advice.
Bearish on American wages? Don't!
This is not investment advice though nor have I written books about embracing stocks for the long run. I'm just a mostly anonymous blogger on the Internet.
U.S. population growth is 0.97%.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population_growth_rate
Growing unemployment by 1% per year is barely enough to provide jobs for an expanding population.
I am not optimistic.
Alas,
JzB
Jazzbumpa,
Cheer up!
It's nothing but biscuits and gravy from here on out!
Of course, that is a downgrade from the steak and lobster days. I'm not a miracle worker.
http://dai.ly/amBwS1
I hope this is the Aliens link from SNL with Dana Carvey and Sigourney Weaver. "We're gonna die man."
nanute,
I watched the link and the ad played fine. The clip did not (stayed black). My system must be too old for content but not too old for advertisements. Splendid, lol.
I had to go here to see it, which is odd because it seems to link to the same video.
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