Especially interesting about he is expecting us to have inflation and high taxes for a long while due to the how the USA's ration of debt/ gross domestic product has gone up to 130/1 now whereas just  before COVID it was 106/1. 

For example, if you were ok with spending $350 per month for the car and the salesman came back and said “I can get you in the car you want for $377.00 per month out the door chances are you didn’t focus on the price of the car but the $27 bucks per month and rationalized that as two lunches out per month, couple packs of smokes or maybe a round of drinks (depending on where you live) and chances are if you really wanted that car you would pull the trigger and spend the extra $27 per month.

The rent to value ration on the east side is way lower than a lot of other places, so many investors are buying there but purely for appreciation

Markets can be irrational in the short term, but eventually comes back to rational levels in the long term. 

A rational person might think you should avoid the overvalued markets and that there are deal to be had and money to be made in the undervalued ones.  

I only say that because I used to trade commodities in the late 70's & 80's (where emotions will kill you) and can say first hand that letting your emotions get involved will only cloud your thinkings and will not allow you to have a rational perspective of what you are trying to accomplish.

If we simply had local small lenders with skin in the game with lending they would make rational loans at market rates and things would be fine.

But $150 sounds better to someone trying to rationalize how good this deal is.3.

Just be ready to defend your rational if needed.The 20k total assessment is a means that your county uses to get good bond rating.  

A lot of people don't react very rationally to issues with their pets.