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And your 401k was up massively since Obama took office as well long before this current wave of anti-immigrant sentiment.

The market is up because of an irrational belief that Trump is going to enact the pipe dreams of the SeekingAlpha crowd with massive tax cuts that the Democrats are never going to approve.

Statistics show most likely there is going to be a big correction and a recession on Trump's watch. Never in the US's 200+ year history has it gone more than 11 years without a recession, check the NBER data.

So given the likely downturn in the markets when people realize that this stuff isn't going to be enacted, will speak up then because it's no longer "awesome" for you?



Its only because the trough was so deep. Its hard not to have a massive gain during your presidency just after a crash.

To be clear, I think presidents have little to do with market moves. So they should not be accredited with gains nor blamed for falls.


Nope. Let's give credit where credit is due. If it wasn't for Bush and Obama recognizing the problem and acting quickly to fix it, we could have had a crisis of much larger proportions. Now, I'm not saying they Personally fixed it. But they did recognize the enormity of the situation and actively took steps that helped remedy it.


Not my take on history. I'd rather see bankrupt people go bankrupt.


I'd rather live in the world we do now than gamble that the financial system would not have collapsed.


Decade long QE money machibe whoop whoop

Im well positioned for the bear market




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