Don't tell me that the markets have nothing to do with the "real economy"

[scheming daemons]

In the final 9 months of the Bush administration, my 401K lost 29.3% of its value. Since Obama took office, it has gained 34.4%.



Since Obama was sworn in, my 401K account has swelled by over $38,000.... . basically restoring all of the losses Bush's last year cost me.



I'm a middle-class guy in a middle-class neighborhood with a middle-class house. I've worked for 20 years to build up my 401K savings. Nearly 50% of the population has a 401K or Roth IRA.


Middle-class families are invested in the stock market.


The Dow was 7,900 the day Obama was sworn in. It's over 11,000 today.



This stuff matters.... and not just to the "rich".