>>24669442

>Of all the things Americans should protest against it would be interest rates.

You have it backward, anon.

Interest rates should be this high or even higher to PREVENT people from going into debt.

What people should be protesting is the outrageous prices of homes, cars, etc. which are nearly impossible to buy with savings.

>>24669470

First date with spouseanon was ordering off the dollar menu at wendys, then going to the dollar movies.

Total for the whole date was about two hours of minimum wage at the time.

Since then, a long period of artificially low interest rates has inflated the price of the same date to at least a day's wages.