The Week Ahead: Drowning in Debt
Chuck and Rachel begin with some exciting news, then discuss upcoming East Coast events and debt in Puerto Rico (and what it means for all of us). Apologies; we had some issues with Chuck's audio on this one.
Mentioned in this podcast:
- Planetizen's List of Top 100 Most Influential Urbanists
- New Haven, CT presentation and meet-up
- New York City presentation and meet-up
- "The Spooky Nature of Debt" by Chuck Marohn
- Debt: The First 5,000 Years by David Graebe
- Cognitive Architecture: Designing for How We Respond to the Built Environment by Ann Sussman
- Send Rachel your ideas and comments: quednau@strongtowns.org
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(Top photo source: Eric Pancer)
The Federal Reserve just cut interest rates. Some people are celebrating the move as making housing more attainable, but it's really just reinforcing the housing trap. Need proof? Look no further than the 40-year mortgage.