[Billy_bob_bob]

Agreed. Which would suggest that when it does finally tank it will be very nasty indeed. Kind of like having a potentially fatal disease, and instead of treating it right away you cover the symptoms with pain medication. Eventually the problem becomes much worse.

This is one of those deals where I hope I'm wrong but I fear I'm right.

[marbren]

What if "Made in America" became important for national security. Could a boycott of Chinese products bring manufacturing, along with good paying jobs, back to the USA?

[STONEWALLS]

" Which would suggest that when it does finally tank it will be very nasty indeed."

.....yes, and my hunch is that the triggering event will be a rate cut....we've had 12 already with lack luster results.....the Fed is running out of ammo and if they keep cutting eventually people will say "nothings working....I'm getting out while I still can"....IMHO that's when the stampede will begin....I expect it will be much worse than the great Depression for 2 reasons....a)people didn't have big debt back then...b)about 40% of the population lived on farms so they could make do to some degree.

Like you Billy Bob, I hope I'm wrong about this

Good luck to everyone!

Stonewalls the Ant