Great topic last current USA debt for student loans was 1 trillion.I may self pushed my children hard in high school to prep for state college,my son did wrestling at a high level daughter soccer at a high level .I do think a balance is needed not just studying like Japan and other SE Asian countries.My son is study Electrical Engineering ,my daughter Industrial Engineering .We worked hard to get a good study habit out of the children ,my heroes were not sport stars I did like sports,fishing ,hunting but not like it was huge deal just fun a BALANCE .I like Einstein talked a lot about science ,math etc.

I also work with over 150 owners throughout the United States, Japan, and Canada who are investing here in Indiana specifically in the Fort Wayne market.

I'm in Japan trying to buy in the Atlanta Metro area or where it makes sense at this time now that the Atlanta market is getting harder.

He is actually in Japan and doesn't really do anything with the property, but is willing to let me do what ever I think is best to invest in other properties for me and my wife.I certainly miss spoke about the rest being cash flow.

The Fed is trying to avoid the situation Japan got themselves into 20 years ago, where they literally had to drop interest rates negative (yes, YOU HAD TO PAY to get banks to hold your money) in order to spur growth.Could you imagine negative interest rates in this country right now, when most people don't have enough money to keep their bank balances at $0, let alone enough money to pay the banks to keep their accounts open?  

This problem will be exacerbated if/when US bonds go into a negative yield like Europe and Japan.

He's been screaming about an 'impending demographic collapse' (think Japan) for years..

Whether it was post French revolution France putting price controls on grain, Poland price controlling TV's, Japan in the 80s setting prices on stock brokerage fees, post Dodd Frank limits on fees lenders charge. 

I actually partnered up with a realtor whose clients are from Japan.

I don't have much choice here because I live and work in Japan.