Debt vs. Wages

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkEm9I_bLPDb3UuuqUhWuNGSMDnTCOD8XhO4kfUvE_UijkJuWl2JGZzPgAWtF5pnGQliQnKYDP-IfBYv9QSqB-ETQsJihI4ZR5URBhb3R8z_wiQ6sIfxj5Buw5BNO2Y3tcrgzHo_OORI/s1600/Debt+vs.+Wages+v.2.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkEm9I_bLPDb3UuuqUhWuNGSMDnTCOD8XhO4kfUvE_UijkJuWl2JGZzPgAWtF5pnGQliQnKYDP-IfBYv9QSqB-ETQsJihI4ZR5URBhb3R8z_wiQ6sIfxj5Buw5BNO2Y3tcrgzHo_OORI/s320/Debt+vs.+Wages+v.2.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />If the prosperity of the 1980s and 1990s taught us one thing, it is that the key to long-term prosperity is simple. We need to increase total debt relative to wages at a rate not less than 2.7% per year but not more than 2.9% per year. Sustainability above all else!<br /><br />So let's put our thinking caps on and decide how we're going to keep the prosperity trend alive. Will it be more debt, less wages, or both?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.despair.com/illusions.html">Despair.com: Illusions</a><br /><br /><div style="color: red;"><i>He who chases rainbows may eventually catch tornadoes.</i></div><br /><b>See Also:</b><br /><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2010/06/sarcasm-disclaimer.html">Sarcasm Disclaimer</a><br /><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=n9Q">St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart</a>

Debt vs. Wages

Click to enlarge. If the prosperity of the 1980s and 1990s taught us one thing, it is that the key to long-term prosperity is simple. We nee...

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