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gulliver

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19. They should.

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Sat Mar 30, 2013, 12:54 PM

Mar 2013

When house prices are up and investments are doing well it makes people feel like spending. That generates demand, and that helps poor people.

Government is the key player in making things better. The democracy needs to decide what the "general welfare" means.

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poor folks don't care about the stock market rally [View all] xchrom Mar 2013 OP

Well put... 99Forever Mar 2013 #1

i have money in the stock market. i'm not 'very rich'. spanone Mar 2013 #6

Well then... 99Forever Mar 2013 #14

you REALLY need to take some reading comprehension classes Skittles Mar 2013 #26

And you REALLY need to be ignored. 99Forever Mar 2013 #28

AW POOR BABY!!!!!!!! Skittles Mar 2013 #29

Oh spare me leftynyc Mar 2013 #31

that one f***ing strange Skittles Mar 2013 #39

Did ya make a whole big whopping $15 a month? Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #20

I hear you spanone Skittles Mar 2013 #27

Unions and pensions depend on the stock market so their people have more than Social Security dkf Mar 2013 #36

Smart people don't care about the stock market rally. Blanks Mar 2013 #2

If the stock market never works out for middle and working class people hughee99 Mar 2013 #8

Message auto-removed april dreamweaver Mar 2013 #12

It does work out for working class people, just not to the extent it enriches the already rich. dawg Mar 2013 #15

Rising stock values don't do you any good... Blanks Mar 2013 #30

True. dawg Mar 2013 #32

It's probably too early to predict a correction. Blanks Mar 2013 #33

Pension Funds are a great way to launder money. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #21

People are morons. Blanks Mar 2013 #25

Buy low and sell high, that's how you make money in the market. dawg Mar 2013 #10

DOW = bogus stats. They are not at record highs ...given "inflation". L0oniX Mar 2013 #3

Gee, L0oniX. Hate the game ... dawg Mar 2013 #5

No player = no game. n/t L0oniX Mar 2013 #7

Okay. But I just make "bets" on Fortune 500 companies ... dawg Mar 2013 #11

...but then you will hurt the gamblers. n/t L0oniX Mar 2013 #13

The DOW used to be known as a production indicator.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #23

Recommend jsr Mar 2013 #4

I think that every time I see a post about how great market is. Zax2me Mar 2013 #9

It's a little bit satisfying to me that some people missed out on making a bunch of money ... dawg Mar 2013 #18

Damn Skippy! nt MrScorpio Mar 2013 #16

What about the ProSense Mar 2013 #17

This is true, but we should have another way for pensions, etc. freshwest Mar 2013 #41

They should. gulliver Mar 2013 #19

I'm poor and I care... ileus Mar 2013 #22

One of the biggest cons ever was the rich claiming the Depression was caused by the crash of 29... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #24

The rub is, of course... ElboRuum Mar 2013 #34

Fuck the stock market. moondust Mar 2013 #35

No..they can hire security. It's only poor schmucks who can't afford guards who will be sol. dkf Mar 2013 #37

Yeah but... moondust Mar 2013 #38

There's a stock market rally? Probably because they made workers do more for less pay. craigmatic Mar 2013 #40