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Sat Jul 5, 2014, 02:31 PM

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Measuring the average American's economic well-being using stock prices [View all] MannyGoldstein Jul 2014 OP

Amen to that Manny! hrmjustin Jul 2014 #1

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Yup. Stock Market going through the roof? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2014 #3

Mitt Romney and his ilk should be doing happy dances! President Obama has been very, very good to quinnox Jul 2014 #16

Yup, I don't think they even understand how this looks quinnox Jul 2014 #4

I have seen this graph posted Dragonfli Jul 2014 #61

Yes, that looks more realistic arikara Jul 2014 #62

They see what they want to see. ACA is now the answer to our healthcare problems, Doctor_J Jul 2014 #5

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Bingo! Scuba Jul 2014 #11

The funny thing about that is that I used to be a centrist, and now I'm "extreme left", winter is coming Jul 2014 #13

Our President has said he's basically a 1980's Republican MannyGoldstein Jul 2014 #25

Oh, hush your purist rantings. n/t winter is coming Jul 2014 #27

anywhere is fine Doctor_J Jul 2014 #32

I like to be punched in my hippie. Warren Stupidity Jul 2014 #63

Very astute BlindTiresias Jul 2014 #45

I'm not as dismissive of the market as you are. BillZBubb Jul 2014 #6

This... MannyGoldstein Jul 2014 #35

Stocks rose yesterday because of the great jobs report. Nye Bevan Jul 2014 #8

The stock market's doubled since it bottomed in 2009 MannyGoldstein Jul 2014 #10

And unemployment has fallen from over 10% to 6.1% in that time (nt) Nye Bevan Jul 2014 #17

The fake unemployment number has, true. MannyGoldstein Jul 2014 #19

OK. That has fallen from 17.1% to 12.1%. Nye Bevan Jul 2014 #21

Yes, U6 is improving, but it's not clear that it's the whole truth, either MannyGoldstein Jul 2014 #22

Pretty much truth Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #9

Great analogy Manny. The Stock Market is a measure of the well being of the wealthy. nm rhett o rick Jul 2014 #12

Thank you. woo me with science Jul 2014 #14

K& Fucking R TransitJohn Jul 2014 #15

Thanks Manny! You got that one right. n/t. airplaneman Jul 2014 #18

Rear Window Message Cartoonist Jul 2014 #20

Only when policies tie everyone's economic well-being together MannyGoldstein Jul 2014 #23

You have to look at the forces driving the market. Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #29

"Price-to-earnings ratios are totally nuts." ctsnowman Jul 2014 #43

Ok, I am going to have to play contrarian here LondonReign2 Jul 2014 #44

Exactly. I worked for 42 years and saved some of my money watoos Jul 2014 #59

I'm convinced ClarkeVII Jul 2014 #24

No doubt. moondust Jul 2014 #40

The entire engine that drives Wall Street 90-percent Jul 2014 #26

Whoop-ti-doo ReRe Jul 2014 #28

The crash is coming. Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #30

Yes, it is. The only question is whether it will arrive before Election Day. n/t winter is coming Jul 2014 #36

I hope you're wrong... ReRe Jul 2014 #37

Just like the doctor when the patient dies... nt MannyGoldstein Jul 2014 #33

That's why the wanted so badly to move us to Ed Suspicious Jul 2014 #31

BOOM! You got it! BuelahWitch Jul 2014 #34

wish I could recommend this comment! neverforget Jul 2014 #60

What exactly are you doing to help the situation? IronLionZion Jul 2014 #38

I do not believe that the Jenoch Jul 2014 #39

You need a graph. moondust Jul 2014 #41

They ensnared us when our retirement/pension accounts were invested. WinkyDink Jul 2014 #42

Prof. Richard Wolff has addressed exactly this issue... truth2power Jul 2014 #46

The DOW is like the Batting Average. malthaussen Jul 2014 #47

True. The stock market tripled (up 260%) in FDR's first term, but that was not the indicator pampango Jul 2014 #48

The stock market is a reflection of the actions of the Fed. It's not tied into the overall state Yavin4 Jul 2014 #49

During the Reagan years all they talked about was the GNP, the GNP, the GNP... DesertDiamond Jul 2014 #50

true heaven05 Jul 2014 #51

Insurnace companies and pension funds and, yes, us, regular folks invest question everything Jul 2014 #52

I see the market gains as a reflection of how horribly labor is doing Warpy Jul 2014 #53

Here's what "seeing what you want to see" means Doctor_J Jul 2014 #54

Extremes in the stock market are a bad sign defacto7 Jul 2014 #55

You just started to figure that out NOW??? Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #56

It was more of a public service announcement MannyGoldstein Jul 2014 #57

Looking forward to it. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #58