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US M2 reminds me of NZ M1 (we don't publish M2).

https://tradingeconomics.com/new-zealand/money-supply-m1

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Apr 10Liked by Matthew Smith, Lau Vegys

A lot to absorb. Had a look at the data at CBO.gov and it sure does show that the US in in a very deep hole with the digging still happening at a furious rate. An interesting, and related, article on Mises here https://mises.org/mises-wire/federal-mega-debt-here-stay plus an interview with the author on the ‘Radio Rothbard’ podcast (episode 174).

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I'm wondering how an intentional reduction of life expectancy figures into all this.....(rhetorical "just sayin'").

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