Can't Ever Buy Too Many Durable Goods! (Musical Tribute)

The following chart shows the industrial production of durable goods divided by the industrial production of nondurable goods.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvItk6211Xx4EkG8PKR2gLo4Gj_nanNQjroF5tfzfw6GcoHYwN4voFsyAtgK-KZMlpooph2gtiQm7jsezbuyUSCqD_LvBbJiIP3DZ3TanCZbCK-AH_RAEUGDqRt1cBSS8wal8-V4zzzNE/s1600/Durable+vs.+Nondurable.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvItk6211Xx4EkG8PKR2gLo4Gj_nanNQjroF5tfzfw6GcoHYwN4voFsyAtgK-KZMlpooph2gtiQm7jsezbuyUSCqD_LvBbJiIP3DZ3TanCZbCK-AH_RAEUGDqRt1cBSS8wal8-V4zzzNE/s320/Durable+vs.+Nondurable.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />Yay! New record! To infinity and beyond!<br /><br />As seen in the chart, nothing bad ever happens when we buy too many durable goods (dotcom and housing bubble hangovers notwithstanding). It's the first thing they teach us in Central Banking School. When in doubt, buy them out!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sleepcountry.com/mattresses-sale-tv.aspx">Sleep Country USA: Get 36 Months Interest Free Financing!</a><br /><br /><div style="color: #666666;"><i>Have you been dreaming of a new mattress? How about a new mattress AND over 1,000 peaceful nights with interest-free payments?</i></div><br />Yes! I'm sleeping like a baby just thinking about all that interest-free debt!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/health-concerns/sleep-problems/31-ways-get-your-baby-sleep-and-stay-asleep">31 Ways to Get Your Baby to Sleep and Stay Asleep</a><br /><br /><div style="color: #666666;"><i>Sleeping, like eating, is not a state you can force a baby into.</i></div><br />Surely zero interest rate policies can force me to sleep well though. Right?<br /><br /><div style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="color: red;">Best you can do is to create a secure environment</span> that allows sleep to overtake your baby.</i></div><br />Damn. There's no mention of highly speculative environments. Sigh.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="236" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Kg5lI6NCBxE" width="420"></iframe><br /><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=q5J">St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart</a>

Can't Ever Buy Too Many Durable Goods! (Musical Tribute)

The following chart shows the industrial production of durable goods divided by the industrial production of nondurable goods. Click to enla...

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