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The Stock Market Sham

 
Casper 2019-04-25 23:33:27 

Roll on Equity Market.

.....the stock market is a sham for the working and middle class. 53 percent of Americans have no money in the stock market, including retirement accounts. 62 percent of all US wealth owned by top 5 percent.


Makes me wonder how many imbibing Kool-Aid Drunks and MAGA red Hatters are benefiting from this roaring stock market


The growing wealth divide in this country is devouring every piece of the middle class that is currently left. The stock market is largely a sham for most Americans. Why? Many hedge funds and other large Wall Street firms are in the business of making quick profits even if it means destabilizing the underlying economy. Many large companies have made larger profits since the recession ended by slashing wages and benefits. More importantly however, is that this dramatic bull market in stocks since 2009 has been one big sideshow for most Americans. A Pew Research survey found that 53 percent of Americans own no stocks, including in their retirement accounts. And the fact that only 10 percent of Americans have pensions, many (most) are going to rely on Social Security as they enter old age.

 
DAVE400 2019-04-25 23:37:02 

In reply to Casper

It wasnt a sham Monday faux-bama?