"Nobody held a gun to those house buyers' heads and forced them to buy at obscene prices, just like you don't force people to buy cars at obscene prices either. " Smarty
Nope, but artificially low interest rates discourage saving and encourage consumption and speculation particularly if the interest rates are below the respective inflation rates. Who needs guns when one has a central bank?
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"Nobody held a gun to those house buyers' heads and forced them to buy at obscene prices, just like you don't force people to buy cars at obscene prices either. " Smarty
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Nope, but artificially low interest rates discourage saving and encourage consumption and speculation particularly if the interest rates are below the respective inflation rates. Who needs guns when one has a central bank?