I live in the USA and I am concerned about the future. I created this blog to share my thoughts on the economy and anything else that might catch my attention.
The faster you go, the more input you need I guess. One of the Zero's innovations was a flexible linkage between the control stick and the ailerons, this prevented the pilot from over-controlling the aircraft as airspeed increased.
From your link:
2013 Q4 1,225,647.16
$1.225T of mortgaged future in student loans!
At least with a car you have an actual investment in a nuts & bolts wealth-providing good -- something that transports you and your stuff around town pretty well.
$1300/yr for my education in the 80s was a no-brainer, $15,000 now would be a much tougher call.
Certainly the 20-odd CS / UD Math classes were in no way worth $3,000 apiece content-wise, though I suppose if a CS degree is required to get a $100,000+ CS job, then they are.
A lot o' people don't realize what's really going on. They view life as a bunch o' unconnected incidents 'n things. They don't realize that there's this, like, lattice o' coincidence that lays on top o' everything. Give you an example; show you what I mean: suppose you're thinkin' about a plate o' shrimp. Suddenly someone'll say, like, plate, or shrimp, or plate o' shrimp out of the blue, no explanation. No point in lookin' for one, either. It's all part of a cosmic unconciousness. - Miller, Repo Man (1984)
Yeah, that's actually the data that I was originally looking for. No joke.
The motor vehicle data took precedence though. What can I say? I'm a sucker for long-term exponential trend failures. That's definitely one of the most impressive.
I think you and I may be at odds. I see signs pointing to a take-off in consumer spending, especially autos and consumer electronics.
Luke, you are correct in both cases however they are IMO special cases. Consumer electronics continues to track the economic equivalent of Moore's Law in delivering more value/performance for ever lower prices.
Autos are driven by long delayed replacement needs and low rates and truly horrific borrower qualifying credit scores.
My thinking is like this: if someone can't afford a house (or new apartment) then they buy a car; if they can't afford a new car they then buy a new phone/tablet; if they can't afford a new phone/tablet then they get another college degree. So, logically, if someone can't afford another college degree then they must be a homeowner.
Joking aside, I think the lack of housing demand is being funneled into consumer electronics and cars and trucks. Here in Texas, every month is truck month.
Hahaha! Your poetry (in combination with my Shingles) brings a tear to my eye!
I just finished the 7 day prescription for the antiviral. Had to take it 5 times per day, which in my world is every 4 hours and 48 minutes. Didn't leave much room for deep slumber.
I should be able to muster up an ugly chart within the next day or so. There's a "euphoric" quarterly retail sales chart I'm dying to do (not literally I hope ;)).
Shingles, Shingles, still remains I do believe it is my bane Boosts GDP in many ways But growth like that is most profane
Shingles Shingles at my door oh the pain and the sores But it will recede and be nevermore with a vaccine that many ignore. So, I got injected and was very sore in my arm where a lump arose but at least there was no roseola and so they say I am safe from its resurface As a pox upon my soft surface One hopes there is less pain along the backside range And that you will be better and able to letter a few more graphs at which you are so apt.
“Financially it didn’t make sense because my paycheck was going to basically be going straight to day care,” said Shannon Puri, 34, a suburban Chicago mother of two who in 2010 left her job as a middle school special education teacher.
After trying babysitters and daycare for a year, Puri and her husband, a dentist, decided to forgo her income and have her stay home full-time.
The shingles vaccine, known as Zostavax, doesn't eliminate all cases. Studies show that it cuts the risk of shingles by about half in people over age 60.
Zostavax, which ranges from $140 to $400, is one of the most expensive of adult vaccines, and only some Medicare Part D plans cover it.
Once people have compromised immune systems, they are no longer eligible, due to the risk that the vaccine could cause shingles rather than prevent it.
In theory, if you have a weakened immune system you are more likely to get Shingles. (I hadn't been sleeping well, which is probably why I got it.)
If you have a weakened immune system, the Shingles vaccine might give you Shingles.
Fifty million $20k loans. Eh, what could happen?
ReplyDeleteyou can see the boomers emerge from their Carter-given repression in the mid-late 1980s in that graph.
ReplyDeleteVolcker was a very bad man.
but this:
http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=wQT
Fed Funds rate 1955 - 1982 is a very funny chart.
The faster you go, the more input you need I guess. One of the Zero's innovations was a flexible linkage between the control stick and the ailerons, this prevented the pilot from over-controlling the aircraft as airspeed increased.
From your link:
2013 Q4 1,225,647.16
$1.225T of mortgaged future in student loans!
At least with a car you have an actual investment in a nuts & bolts wealth-providing good -- something that transports you and your stuff around town pretty well.
$1300/yr for my education in the 80s was a no-brainer, $15,000 now would be a much tougher call.
Certainly the 20-odd CS / UD Math classes were in no way worth $3,000 apiece content-wise, though I suppose if a CS degree is required to get a $100,000+ CS job, then they are.
Rob Dawg,
ReplyDeleteFifty million $20k loans. Eh, what could happen?
Well...
A lot o' people don't realize what's really going on. They view life as a bunch o' unconnected incidents 'n things. They don't realize that there's this, like, lattice o' coincidence that lays on top o' everything. Give you an example; show you what I mean: suppose you're thinkin' about a plate o' shrimp. Suddenly someone'll say, like, plate, or shrimp, or plate o' shrimp out of the blue, no explanation. No point in lookin' for one, either. It's all part of a cosmic unconciousness. - Miller, Repo Man (1984)
Troy,
ReplyDelete$1.225T of mortgaged future in student loans!
Yeah, that's actually the data that I was originally looking for. No joke.
The motor vehicle data took precedence though. What can I say? I'm a sucker for long-term exponential trend failures. That's definitely one of the most impressive.
Mark,
ReplyDeleteI think you and I may be at odds. I see signs pointing to a take-off in consumer spending, especially autos and consumer electronics.
The inventory/sales ratio is building up as total sales, reach the just-before-the-recession levels, and it is all available at a rather cheap price (thanks to the "No Creditor Left Behind Policy").
Perhaps I just need to see another exponential trend failure, and do get well!
$1.2T in UNDISCHAGEABLE student loans.
ReplyDeleteI think you and I may be at odds. I see signs pointing to a take-off in consumer spending, especially autos and consumer electronics.
ReplyDeleteLuke, you are correct in both cases however they are IMO special cases. Consumer electronics continues to track the economic equivalent of Moore's Law in delivering more value/performance for ever lower prices.
Autos are driven by long delayed replacement needs and low rates and truly horrific borrower qualifying credit scores.
Luke The Debtor,
ReplyDeleteWe'll know more on Monday (the next retail sales report). I am not at all optimistic that the weather can solely explain this decline.
Based on the stock market performance this week, it would seem that I am not alone.
Rob Dawg,
ReplyDeleteand truly horrific borrower qualifying credit scores
Bull market in fogged mirrors!
Rob and Mark,
ReplyDeleteMy thinking is like this: if someone can't afford a house (or new apartment) then they buy a car; if they can't afford a new car they then buy a new phone/tablet; if they can't afford a new phone/tablet then they get another college degree. So, logically, if someone can't afford another college degree then they must be a homeowner.
Joking aside, I think the lack of housing demand is being funneled into consumer electronics and cars and trucks. Here in Texas, every month is truck month.
Luke The Debtor,
ReplyDeleteSaw an ad. Buy 4 tires and get a $70 prepaid VISA card.
It seemed a bit silly to not just knock $70 off the price of the tires, but perhaps some people really need that "extra" $70 ASAP. Sigh.
Prepaid ccards do not acrue interest, sometimes don't get used, provide valuable data.
ReplyDeleteShingles, shingles go away.
ReplyDeleteI need my chart fix today!
Rebecca,
ReplyDeleteHahaha! Your poetry (in combination with my Shingles) brings a tear to my eye!
I just finished the 7 day prescription for the antiviral. Had to take it 5 times per day, which in my world is every 4 hours and 48 minutes. Didn't leave much room for deep slumber.
I should be able to muster up an ugly chart within the next day or so. There's a "euphoric" quarterly retail sales chart I'm dying to do (not literally I hope ;)).
Shingles, Shingles, still remains
I do believe it is my bane
Boosts GDP in many ways
But growth like that is most profane
Shingles Shingles
ReplyDeleteat my door
oh the pain and the sores
But it will recede
and be nevermore
with a vaccine
that many ignore.
So, I got injected
and was very sore
in my arm where a lump arose
but at least there was
no roseola
and so they say I am safe
from its resurface
As a pox upon my soft surface
One hopes there is less pain
along the backside range
And that you will be better
and able to letter
a few more graphs
at which you are so apt.
Interesting Bloomberg article on stay-at-home moms.
ReplyDelete“Financially it didn’t make sense because my paycheck was going to basically be going straight to day care,” said Shannon Puri, 34, a suburban Chicago mother of two who in 2010 left her job as a middle school special education teacher.
After trying babysitters and daycare for a year, Puri and her husband, a dentist, decided to forgo her income and have her stay home full-time.
dd,
ReplyDeleteThe vaccine works but half the time
Without some luck you will still cry
Merck has priced it most insane
But might still give a rashy pain
Painful Shingles Can Strike More Than Once
The shingles vaccine, known as Zostavax, doesn't eliminate all cases. Studies show that it cuts the risk of shingles by about half in people over age 60.
Zostavax, which ranges from $140 to $400, is one of the most expensive of adult vaccines, and only some Medicare Part D plans cover it.
Once people have compromised immune systems, they are no longer eligible, due to the risk that the vaccine could cause shingles rather than prevent it.
In theory, if you have a weakened immune system you are more likely to get Shingles. (I hadn't been sleeping well, which is probably why I got it.)
If you have a weakened immune system, the Shingles vaccine might give you Shingles.
Fantastic.
Nathan,
ReplyDeleteAfter trying babysitters and daycare for a year, Puri and her husband, a dentist, decided to forgo her income and have her stay home full-time.
That's a good way to kill GDP growth. Sigh.