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America Is Losing Its Value Proposition

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A dollar deposited into a bank in the US in 2022 is a dollar you'll still have in the bank in 2052.

That's the value proposition of the US (and couple of other countries) and it still holds true.

Ahem... 2008 as well as several other years and Econ 101 would like to have a word with you...

People lost money in their savings accounts in 2008?

It will only be worth half as much, though.

That's the cost of liquidity. You can buy a 30-year TIPS with a real yield over 1.5%.

We can't know that.

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