And that’s the problem. Our economy is based on indebtedness to consume mostly unnecessary stuff (made by people yellower than us these days) and working 50 hour weeks with 2 weeks of vacation per year. Our goal should be stability and savings, not constant production and purchase of unneeded goods for the sake of “growth” numbers — the environmental effects of this are deleterious.
Inflation just keeps the masses on the treadmill like good little fucking hamsters. Why not let housing prices drop to levels where a family can afford to live on a single average income in a decent area, for example? Employment should be a means of people supporting themselves, not an end in and of itself.
I’m typing this on a 6 year old computer that still works fine, BTW. My car is closer to 30 years old…
