Money For The Rest Of Us

What is causing the shortage of goods and workers? What should we do about it?Topics covered include:How a tree pandemic killed billions of American Chestnut treesHow a massive increase in demand has crippled the global supply, leading to an eight-fold increase in shipping costsWhy there are so many job openings and people quitting their jobsWhy the free market doesn't work as well for child daycareHow stimulus payments during the pandemic reduced poverty ratesWhat is the lying flat movementHow everything is in place for an extended period of high inflation even though the bond market still anticipates inflation will be transitoryWhy we should own real things and plan more downtimeThanks to Policygenius and Masterworks for sponsoring the episode.For more information on this episode click here.Show NotesThe Demise and Potential Revival of the American Chestnut by Kate Morgan—Sierra ClubU.S. Imports to Increase by 20% by End of 2021—Material Handling & LogisticsThe largest port in the US hit a new ship