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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe investor class takes a hit. Will that help stop Trump/Musk?
Stock market drops for the last couple of weeks and "bigly" today. Finally someone other than poor or middle class people are hurt by T & M. Now will there finally some real pushback?
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The investor class takes a hit. Will that help stop Trump/Musk? (Original Post)
NameAlreadyTaken
Mar 2025
OP
A lot of people hold stocks, especially in pension or retirement funds.
mahatmakanejeeves
Mar 2025
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NCDem47
(3,360 posts)1. Today was not a good day for the market
But it will take a real panic that's triple the loss of today (or more) to shock the system and wake America up. And then the delay to trickle down to hitting non-investors in the wallet.
mahatmakanejeeves
(68,824 posts)2. A lot of people hold stocks, especially in pension or retirement funds.
This isn't just "the investor class" taking a hit.
And good afternoon.
redstatebluegirl
(12,788 posts)3. Thanks for reminding people of this fact.
My pension funds are in the market. Although I moved some last month. We are not rich by any means.
Irish_Dem
(80,426 posts)5. OP knows pension and retirement accounts have taken a hit.
He also knows Trump and Musk do not care about those people.
The investor class is the only thing Trump might listen to.
GreenWave
(12,466 posts)6. I have to retire to get my stuff.
NameAlreadyTaken
(2,273 posts)7. I also have a small amount of exposure to stocks
Yavin4
(37,182 posts)4. No. They're getting huge tax breaks and regulatory reform which will more than make up for the loss.
Additionally, stocks will get cheaper so they can use their tax cuts to buy low.
