Warning signs across the US economy: AI debt bubble, Meta layoffs, and billionaires paying low taxes — bad for workers and regular people.

• The US economy is now a borrowed bet on AI. If it fails, debt remains; if it works, jobs disappear.
• OpenAI is racing to go public alongside Anthropic and Musk, but these companies keep spending on data centers without enough subscribers to cover costs.
• Inflation is still high and sticky, and the Fed may even hike rates this year instead of cutting.
• Meta is laying off 8,000 workers while admitting it wants smart employees to train their AI replacements, framed as surveillance and device tracking.
• Bezos pays roughly 1% on his wealth gains because billionaires hold stock, borrow against it, and never sell — a system tilted against regular workers.

Outlook: Expect more tech layoffs, continued AI spending pressure, and no near-term relief on inflation or tax fairness.