Why the Middle Class Is About to Get Squeezed Harder Than Ever
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Ken McElroy
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🗓️ 11 December 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | On today's show, we're going to be discussing the latest Fed decision on interest rates, also going |
| 0:07.6 | over the new ADP report out on jobs. And lastly, we want to touch on people retiring and still having to |
| 0:15.7 | work because it's a new trend that is emerging. So the Fed decided to cut rates once again, proving that they want to |
| 0:23.0 | focus on the economy over inflation. Well, we knew what was going to happen. It was like an 87% |
| 0:28.8 | happening, right? And here we are. Once again, 0.25. Well, the biggest thing with this is the fact |
| 0:35.4 | that they are focusing on the economy and they are ignoring |
| 0:38.5 | inflation because the inflation data came out last month and it was 3% and everybody freaked out |
| 0:44.3 | and said the Fed was not going to cut rates. And here we are. They decided to cut rates. I know. |
| 0:48.5 | I know. So here's the thing. It is interesting because on the Fed's own website, it's 2%. That's what the Fed says that they want to hit. That's their goal. And it's been creeping up. And 3% is very, very interesting. It means that they don't care. Well, and Paul even said when asked, you know, when is inflation going to be back down to 2% and he won't get a straightforward |
| 1:11.1 | answer to that. |
| 1:12.0 | Of course, because he keeps saying it's transitory. |
| 1:14.9 | Yeah. |
| 1:15.3 | Well, I think, yeah, I think he said it's transitioning now. |
| 1:17.9 | Well, yeah, I know. |
| 1:18.9 | He's got a new marketing angle. |
| 1:20.5 | It's all marketing. |
| 1:21.7 | But the reality is, is 3% inflation is something to watch because it's been creeping up. I'll be at one point, one |
| 1:29.5 | percentage point. I get it. But it's still going up. Going up is not good. It's supposed to go |
| 1:35.0 | down. Well, and people might say, okay, two to three. Is that really that big of a deal? |
| 1:39.4 | Yes. It's 33%. That's what that is. Well, it's more than 33%. Well, two to three percent is 33's 33 percent that's what that is well it's more than 33 well two to three |
| 1:46.6 | percent it's 33 percent oh I see you're saying yeah but yeah that that's a huge difference from so |
| 1:52.1 | said another way I'm the Fed chair my goal's two I'm 33 percent off of my goal well in 33 percent off |
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