Talking about the happiness problem in our society and love and connection as a solution. A New Year’s challenge for you from the Wild Burro

Topics discussed: bond vigilantes; spike in the repo rate; Allianz survey about the economy; homelessness in Grand Rapids; outlook for 2024

Reviewing the week of 12/10/23. Topics discussed: disconnect between mainstream media and voters on the economy; record rent burdens for low income Americans; the Fed’s soft landing vs the hard reality of record homelessness in America; American Dream Deferred for many young Americans; student loan payments restart; inflation’s impact on social security benefit taxes