Quoted from Zablon:

This sounds like a 'new to pinball' statement.

Quoted from gonzo73:

Angry are we ??
Demographics tell the tale.. do a little research.
High industrial and infrastructure investments after WW2 let to industrial led inflation.
In the 60s and 70s we had the massive baby boomers all forming households and buying everything under the sun. I.E. Consumer led inflation.
Gen X in the 90's was a small generation, not alot of kids, not alot of consumer inflation.
And we got used to low inflation for 30 years...
And yes... I fully understand the utter collapse of the USSR.. ended up dumping an EMPIRE'S worth of raw materials into the global market... giving the WORLD an near infinite ability to cheaply industrialize... SEE Brazil.
America has healthy Demographics, right now the Millenials are a large population, having kids, forming households.. buying everything, cars, Toys,furniture, some of these crazy people are even buying Pinball Machines.... nutz right ?
I.E.
CONSUMER LED INFLATION.
.. compare to our Demographics to Germany, Japan...
or China,
China literally has the Worst Demographics in recorded History.... yes it's that bad in China.
Japan Germany they are aging out, they have had 0 interest rates for years, buying japan or german bonds you get negative rates !!!
So.. why not invest in the USA with 3%???America is going to see Massive influxes of capital, fleeing the rest of the world.
So my point is the American Economy and future is Brite.
We got the population
We got the raw materials
We got the highest value added manufacturing partner next door in Mexico.
Japan bit the bullit and took the trade deal and hitched their future to America.
England is going to sign the same trade deal Japan did with us in the near future...
England has been alone... twisting in the wind for six years now after Brexit... they didn't plan for what happens after Brexit.
They have NO leverage.
We're going to do alright.