{{quotebox-float|USA Consumer Spending Strengthens Even Amid Affordability Strain.[https://www.fitchratings.com/research/sovereigns/us-consumer-spending-strengthens-amid-affordability-strain-market-downturn-key-risk-12-11-2026] Total household Net Worth in the USA reached $195 Trillion in the Second Quarter of 2026.[https://usafacts.org/answers/how-much-wealth-does-the-american-middle-class-have/country/united-states/] }}
{{quotebox-float|USA Consumer Spending Strengthens Even Amid Affordability Strain.[https://www.fitchratings.com/research/sovereigns/us-consumer-spending-strengthens-amid-affordability-strain-market-downturn-key-risk-12-11-2026] Total household Net Worth in the USA reached $195 Trillion in the Second Quarter of 2026.[https://usafacts.org/answers/how-much-wealth-does-the-american-middle-class-have/country/united-states/] }}
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::when their [[money]] is depreciating, [[consumer]]s spend it as fast as they can like a hot potato before it loses anymore [[value]]. It's a disincentive to save and invest. This is [[stagflation]]. [[Keynesian]]s and [[neoliberal]]s however point to how it adds to [[consumer]] spending figures and the [[GNP]], which is just bloated.
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::When their [[money]] is depreciating, [[consumer]]s spend it as fast as they can like a hot potato before it loses anymore [[value]]. It's a disincentive to save and invest. This is [[stagflation]]. [[Keynesian]]s and [[neoliberal]]s however point to how it adds to [[consumer]] spending figures and the [[GNP]], which is just bloated.