Industrial production [edit: said &quot;capacity&quot; before] has been rising.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;research.stlouisfed.org&#x2F;fred2&#x2F;series&#x2F;INDPRO" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;research.stlouisfed.org&#x2F;fred2&#x2F;series&#x2F;INDPRO</a><p>Inflation-adjusted hourly compensation has never been higher.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;research.stlouisfed.org&#x2F;fred2&#x2F;series&#x2F;COMPNFB" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;research.stlouisfed.org&#x2F;fred2&#x2F;series&#x2F;COMPNFB</a><p>People are not underconsuming. Per-capita consumption is going up: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;research.stlouisfed.org&#x2F;fred2&#x2F;graph&#x2F;?g=3oWn" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;research.stlouisfed.org&#x2F;fred2&#x2F;graph&#x2F;?g=3oWn</a><p>Why are so many people making up random facts and posting them in this thread? I don&#x27;t understand this.