Comment by ProllyInfamous

Too. Big. To. Fail.

I still have the tab (open from yesterday's /hn/) about Trickle Down Economics working as intended (which it obviously does, from a certain minority of the population's top-of-the-K-curve POV).

Honestly, this is a good strategic move for USA lifestyle status quo, given Japan does still hold a massive amount of US bonds / debt obligations (even though in the past decade it has been lessening its exposure to US debt instruments).

I believe 2026/2027 is the threshhold where USA interest (on our debt) is the top-line of our fiscal budget. #USA

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This is not financial advice (I am a semi-retired datacenter ELECTRICIAN, as bluecollar as they come):

look at the top marketcaps now verse just a few years ago. Pre-Covid, a $2T$+ marketcap was a rare achievement (i.e. Saudi Aramco... which is sometimes not even Top 10 anymore!): now there are three companies that are solid $4T$+ marketcaps, sometimes flirting into $5T$ (a few days at a time).

Inflation is the only answer, from that same top-of-the-K POV. Gotta keep them assets 'tected, ya'll.

Or track gold. Artwork. Land. Anything Real, legally speaking (except soon/now: perhaps not SFH housing) #WhateverDawg

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If you've been saving up for a house: right now you should really check out Michael Bordenaro's recent video on the topic of "Corporate Landlords shedding rental homes" [1] – I have no affiliation other than enjoying his almost-daily audio commentary – he is a former realtor (I went to college he sold houses) and his topics are extremely observant and varried.

Michael's self-shot walks helped inspire me to get in better shape (e.g. lose "dead parent" weight, lower BP, &c) and rejoin "the tanktop generation" (he is a bit younger than me, but I never grew up so...). |-30lbs|-12kg~|

Save until you can put down at least 20% (to avoid additional insurance fees), because in a-fifth of US states insurance is already going to cost more than property taxes (which is ridiculous)! [recalled from video, below; double-check my aging flesh memorybanks]. One in twelve SFHs are NOT insured, including mine (a rental); I also do not have personal rental insurance, as tenant, because I. do. not. care. #Mom&Pop

[1] <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n8trvfUTZs> spec: 5m40s (for a list of companies net-shedding)