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To: SeekAndFind

As a general rule the value of assets will double every 20 years at the feds target rate of inflation of 3%.

so that home would have been near $600,000 by now even with good interest rates.

Just saying


10 posted on 08/13/2024 11:02:16 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: TexasFreeper2009

“the feds target rate of inflation of 3%”

https://www.richmondfed.org/publications/research/econ_focus/2024/q1_q2_federal_reserve

2%.


17 posted on 08/13/2024 11:35:11 AM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Inflation targeting wasn’t official until 2013, I believe, and then it was targeted to 2%. A little less theft at 2% as opposed to 3%, but still ultimately destructive. Now we got the Wall Street slime wanting a 3% target, unreal


27 posted on 08/13/2024 3:56:40 PM PDT by teevolt
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