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Populist_Prole

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6. Good post. I've always wondered the same.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Wed Dec 21, 2011, 02:38 PM

Dec 2011

And I've always wondered why even low-information type voters can't connect the dots. They try to sound smart or informed by feigning concern for the stock market. My standard line to them is this: If your employer were to drop-kick your job due to offshoring, sub-contracting...the market would respond favorably. Why this utter fixation on the freakin' Dow Jones?

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Why Are We Forced to Worship at the Feet of 'Mythical' Financial Markets Controlled by the Elite? [View all] marmar Dec 2011 OP

Because the people we elect to represent us Autumn Dec 2011 #1

Right Cigar11 Dec 2011 #4

k&r for exposure. This is interesting. n/t Laelth Dec 2011 #2

. baldguy Dec 2011 #3

I don't think we worship them treestar Dec 2011 #5

Good post. I've always wondered the same. Populist_Prole Dec 2011 #6