US printed nearly 40 percent more dollars in about two years during COVID, M2 money supply jumped from around 15.5 trillion to over 21 trillion.

That expansion drove asset prices and everyday costs higher. Homes food insurance and borrowing costs all reset up. 30 year mortgage rates sit around 6.7 percent near the 7 percent level. One post notes Biden era saw high illegal immigration numbers around 11 million encounters. AI projected to displace about 15 million US jobs...