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jazz_music says

Translation: let the oligarchs have their way and maximize their potential for profit as if they were the sole inhabitants of this country.

Right, because from Clinton to Obama, Banks weren't totally deregulated and then bailed out, all the Administrations and Bureaucrats in the Departments didn't mock the idea of even trying to slow down Outsourcing of Industry to China, etc. since the mid-90s.

You realize we went from largely made in the USA at Walmart circa 1992 to almost nothing by 2012, from lawnmowers to TVs.

Oh wow, the panic!
LOL

Most liberals are going to die from it

Six Months from Now:

#ORANGEMANBAD had NOTHING to do with the Flu not killing 100,000 Americans!

Clintons killed him, obviously.

The pandemic of illegal immigrants?

Did you think you couldn't find a crazy amongst Trump's 100 million supporters?

I'm sure you could find a sane bernie supporter or two, and try to make the same illogical leap.

This is called confirmation bias, and it deeply affects those afflicted w TDS.

There, fixed it.

Heraclitusstudent says

Oh wow, the panic!
LOL

Unless you're 80 running low on funds, this doesn't matter to most. Most likely didn't save anything anyway and Corona is just the right medicine for them anyway.

I'd be dumping money in now if you're under 50. Totally buying. These are one of those dips that could take 3-4 years off for private sector peeps that are 30-40 with regards to retirement.

Heraclitusstudent says

Oh wow, the panic!
LOL

People are fucking stupid.

A comely lass with sniffles, relieved of the burden of her virtue until she is disease free, is patriotic and healthy, as the Founding Fathers intended

WookieMan says

Corona is just the right medicine for them anyway.

Yeah... 80 yrs old who didn't save definitively deserve to get sick and die.
Right wing morality tale.

Heraclitusstudent says

WookieMan says

Corona is just the right medicine for them anyway.

Yeah... 80 yrs old who didn't save definitively deserve to get sick and die.
Right wing morality tale.

What does this have to do with right wing or left? What are you talking about?

The only people panicking are those that didn't save. That was my point. And yes, if an 80 year old died because they didn't have the finances, that's on them. Not taxpayers. Harsh, but reality. I don't expect anyone to bail me out ever, so I prepare. Everyone should do the same...

If you aren’t buying dips, you are missing out.

No one is gonna hold your hand and tell you to buy now.

Being a winner is a choice. Being a loser is a default.

APOCALYPSEFUCKisShostikovitch says

Am I a Medal of Freedom contender or what?

Clearly!

It started last week

I keep winning at Cards. I tried to lose to my kid playing dominos but I still won.

That's when I knew something was really right with me.

I had the Trump Virus.

Eric, stop drooling on the money, it's supposed to be laundered, not masticated!

Are there any Coronaplague Angels out on Sand Hill Road with committed venture capital yet?

:
If Trump has been involved in money laundering, would that be a positive for his brand or a negative ?

I wish Trump & RepCons would keep their big,red,white & blue dicks out of America's asshole!

I thought you were "America's asshole" ;-) I hope that Trump and the RepCons do not distend you too much.

After 3 years of rape,my anal nerves are dead.Never imagined that short dicks could do this much harm.

?? Are you saving all those long dicks for your mouth? ;-)

APOCALYPSEFUCKisShostikovitch says

Am I a Medal of Freedom contender or what?

Definitely a Nobel peace prize and Times man of the year contender.

I don’t know what’s funnier, the trolling by flat earther, or lefties thinking this is serious.

Anti-virus charms and amulets would probably sell pretty well.

You could have a blast making up the magic spells and motions required to get the amulets to work.

Meanwhile, the Left is insisting Males can Menstruate, Capitalism can't be reformed, but Socialism which has never worked just needs one try of my personally bespoke version, which will not only make the trains run on time, but abolish the last vestiges of heteronormative patriarchy and create a Kardashev-2 civilization.

NoCoupForYou says

Meanwhile, the Left is insisting Males can Menstruate, Capitalism can't be reformed, but Socialism which has never worked just needs one try of my personally bespoke version, which will not only make the trains run on time, but abolish the last vestiges of heteronormative patriarchy and create a Kardashev-2 civilization.

that's a good point. left thinks there are infinite number of genders, men can be women, women can be men, faggot shit is a virtue, socialism is success.

The Democratic establishment would rather see a Trump presidency then lose power to a Sanders takeover of the DNC.

WillPowers says

The Democratic establishment would rather see a Trump presidency then lose power to a Sanders takeover of the DNC.

Wonder what the Dem supporters and "useful idiots" Apple, Google, Amazon think will happen if Bernie takes charge. Bernie and his appointees will no only see these companies as cash cows to pay for the free college and health care, but also target for policies like "30% employee ownership." Wonder how they will like a $15 minimum wage? Wonder how a Bernie appointed Labor Secretary will view Amazon trucks driven by "Independent Contractors" as opposed to "Employees?" How long until outright nationalization of large corporations?

HeadSet says

WillPowers says

The Democratic establishment would rather see a Trump presidency then lose power to a Sanders takeover of the DNC.

Wonder what the Dem supporters and "useful idiots" Apple, Google, Amazon think will happen if Bernie takes charge. Bernie and his appointees will no only see these companies as cash cows to pay for the free college and health care, but also target for policies like "30% employee ownership." Wonder how they will like a $15 minimum wage? Wonder how a Bernie appointed Labor Secretary will view Amazon trucks driven by "Independent Contractors" as opposed to "Employees?" How long until outright nationalization of large corporations?

Exactly why Bernie will never be nominated. Super delegates will have a say in this and/or brokered convention. Either way, I think the Dems know they're doomed and they'd be better off knocking Bernie out of the race regardless of those consequences. Bernie being the nominee is substantially worse for the party than plugging someone (anyone) else in.

The weird part is, even the left leaning here still won't put their approval behind any of these candidates. The conversation always turns back to Trump is bad. I think most know that Bernie would be a disaster and there's a large, young vocal minority pushing for him to be POTUS. It's a pretty obvious admission that the Dems have a pile of shit to work with.

Darn I wanna sell something to buy stocks now.

Is the face of stock owners ripped off yet or do we need to wait a few more days?

I kinda think that it is not worth going back into stocks soon (until corona thing subsides) as the supply chains will keep suffering. Then again, this advice comes from someone who pulled his savings out of stocks 10000 points prematurely.

rd6B says

Is the face of stock owners ripped off yet or do we need to wait a few more days?

I kinda think that it is not worth going back into stocks soon (until corona thing subsides) as the supply chains will keep suffering. Then again, this advice comes from someone who pulled his savings out of stocks 10000 points prematurely.

If you're under 40-45 I'd be loading whatever I can into index funds. I'm too lazy to trade individual stocks (besides a few here and there). Always be buying up to a certain age, but if you have the flexibility to load up right now I would. And if it goes down 5k more, load up more. This is one of those events you don't miss out on getting stocks at a stupid silly discount because of an overhyped flu. (again, when I say stocks I mean index funds before anal Andy comes out of the woodwork)

Don't worry about the short term.

I think that if another few weeks go by and Americans are not getting severely ill in large numbers, we may see the mother of all rallies.

But if the virus takes hold here, then it could be a few years before stocks rally. But rally they will.

"Buy when there's blood in the streets."

The precedent for this again goes back to the Spanish flu, where millions died. Corona-virus doesn't have anything close to that fatality rate. Message here is houses made of paper can be washed away by any crisis, real or manufactured.

If you lost everything in '08 and didn't learn your lesson...

If stocks can go up 32% in 2019 with corporate earnings up about 4%, they can go down 25% with a flatish earnings forecast for the year 2020.

It won't be long before Coronavirus makes Social Security solvent again, with lots of government squandering wiggle room. MAGA!

Cull the weak! Coronavirus is good social parasite medicine! OOPs! Did it kill the doctors, too?

jazz_music says

The reason they have been telling us all that government is no good is because the oligarchs were gaining monopoly over the use of government by using their corrupt influence more boldly all the time

Get it? Government is no good for us, only them.

Government is THE tool.

Government Is the keys to the kingdom.

The sooner you get that through your head the sooner you can start fighting FOR it, not against it.

Like they do!

try living in a country where it's exactly what you want, China, Venezuela... sorry you missed soviet union that one didn't work out. But the other 2 are still there sort of. Fucking utopia!

Ceffer says

It won't be long before Coronavirus makes Social Security solvent again

You might be right - death rate for over 70 year olds is many times that for younger people.
WIN-WIN!
As AF would say, we can now invest surplus of Social Security in Uzbek stock fund managed by Kazakhstan company!

Jazz wants to give the government MORE power so the ruling class has LESS power? Makes absolutely no sense.

Totally ass backwards