We should be so lucky to have 2% real growth.
Without all the money printing we are in retraction.
So in essence we ARE in retraction and were it not for the fake front of fiat currency as opposed to the no-BS gold standard we used to be on, we’d already be seeing the full consequences.
I wish they’d happen already while I’m young enough to get myself and my fiance out of my homecity under my own power when things finally hit the fan. I really, REALLY do not want to be 65 when the collapse finally hits and barely able to dodder down the sidewalk let alone pack the car in a hurry.