The Price of Tomorrow
by Jeff Booth · first published 2020
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Why HN recommends it
Argues that technology is deflationary and explains how debt and credit have driven growth and inflation over the past two decades; recommended for readers wanting an economic perspective on price trends.
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I'm going to shill this book again "The Price of Tomorrow - Jeff Booth", because it is so relevant to what's happening in the labor force. Technology is eating jobs and less and less people will be needed. Technology is deflationary and it's driving down the…
on “Share of U.S. workers holding multiple jobs is rising” ↗I recently read a great book called "The Price of Tomorrow" - Jeff Booth. The author discusses how credit and debt is the main driver of growth over the last 20 years (Inflationary) because technology is deflationary and as it exponentially increases so does…
on “Global debt soars to 356% of GDP” ↗…the federal reserve "printing" $3.9T between 2009 and 2014. [chuckle] Now do assets as well. Do healthcare and school fees and energy for good measure. > […] dohicky […] Also see Jeff Booth's "The Price of Tomorrow" for a discussion on the deflationary effects of technology. Also consider velocity of money and if it slows as governments and commercial banks print. Also, M3 contains illiquid assets. Perhaps, better…
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