I have a close friend that works for the NY Fed that builds models and Algorithms to anticipate & prevent future debacles by staying ahead of the curve... This current Black Swan was the absolute worst time for this to hit the average American household.... personal debt is at a screaming All- Time Hi... even worse than the ‘08 debacle.. as this time around showed credit spending was Not to be excessive spending but just to make ends meet and to sustain ones standard of living with necessities... This is the tipping point for most US households!
Btw, he and I had a bet for Dinner at Lugers in ‘06 on how the housing situation would end.. “A foreclosure on every corner across the nation with “People got Sold out ... Banks got bailed out” with Taxpayer money, to add insult to injury...was my synopsis .. as there were astronomical option arms resetting on ‘08 & ‘09.... Needless to say whom enjoyed their Rib Eye more that night!