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by lotsofpulp 1374 days ago
Yes, this would not be true:

> On a million dollar house - you'd get paid $100k per year to live there.

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That is exactly how it works for millions of people who bought or refinanced with record low rates. If you borrow $1million at 2% interest, and inflation is 10%, you are profiting $80k/yr if you put the money in an asset that goes up in value with inflation.