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Not just rate of return, but what's the inflation index? $875K seems like a pretty healthy amount to collect after 65 years. But if I run that backwards on the
by joezydeco 11mo ago
Not just rate of return, but what's the inflation index?
$875K seems like a pretty healthy amount to collect after 65 years. But if I run that backwards on the US CPI index, that's $87,000 in today's dollars. Hmm.
- toomuchtodo 11mo agoGood callout backing out the math to show the economic light cone. Inflation was low when there was a ton of surplus labor. China was deflationary as they industrialized. As the world rapidly ages, and the working age population shrinks, more fiat and wealth will be chasing a shrinking pool of labor. If growth is a function of demographics, population and consumption, and inflation is a function of labor costs, how will growth ever outpace future inflation from demographic compression? And what about the existing debt obligations someone will need to pay back? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44455077 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44455077 (citations)