Every rate decision I vote on affects millions of people's mortgages and jobs, but I make these choices based on models and data that feel completely disconnected from the single mom working three jobs who lives next door to me.
More people experience this than they realize.
The abstraction necessary for systemic decision-making creates a painful distance from the human consequences of those choices.
“Where Are You with Central banks and monetary policy?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.