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The Bread and Circus economy: Lessons from the Great Depression Part 33. The McDonald’s and paper-mill education economy funded by a too big to fail bank.


The 20 year Japanese bear market in real estate is making its way to the United States. Home prices in the U.S. are now in a double-dip and have gone back 8 years. Lower paying jobs, higher expenses, shadow inventory, and big government spending all align with a path of real estate malaise.


Economic déjà vu from the 1937-38 recession: Lessons from the Great Depression part 30. With financial bailouts and government spending pulling back are we setup for a double-dip?


The worst housing crash in history is official: Lesson from the Great Depression Part 29. New home sales fell 80 percent from 1929 to 1932 and fell 82 percent from 2005 to 2011.


Debt built society – Last decade saw negative real household income gains yet the sharpest rise in home values ever. Household debt and dual incomes hid the collapse of real per capita wage growth. Home values destined for a stagnant decade ahead.


Why low interest rates do not help the housing market and heavily benefit investment banks – 40 percent of Americans have mortgage rates higher than 6 percent. The SoCal housing market will enter a significant correction in 2011 based on seasonal sales and price changes.


U.S. Dollar Index and Real Estate: Foreigners Buy Commercial Real Estate not run down Residential Properties. The March S&P 500 and USD Correlation. Phase Two of the Crisis.


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