Gentlemen, straight ahead is the cliff of deflation. This is the stuff that gives the FED and corporate cartel night sweats. Trillions of dollars of handing out free money to banks and Wall St., and the death of Main St. is just now beginning to be noticed by the morons in charge. Economic ecosystems can withstand tremendous abuse. Reduction in labor expenses (i.e. jobs), below living standard wages given to the survivors, and automation may get the CEO and investors all fired up ... until they realize no one is around to buy their goods or services anymore.
My son worked Thanksgiving night at Wal-Mart and said besides that night, business has been no busier or crowded than a weekend. He said most of the early crowd was there for the spectacle and watching the animals tear into the pallets but that even the first day was below what they expected.
Propaganda meets reality, but those in charge keep drinking the kool-aide and ignoring the tectonic plate shifting under their feet. This is just the beginning and deflation is the grim reaper of ponzi economies, so get your popcorn ready.
(Indiana data point) WM on Saturday had every check line open, and 50% of them devoid of customers.