On stocks, which (like everything else in modern America) are built on lies and manipulation. The NASDAQ, Dow, and the S&P 500 futures all have been halted to prevent people from selling even more than they already have. The market was never allowed to correct itself in the aftermath of 2008; instead, government and bankers came rushing in to preserve failed businesses, punish savers with zero interest rate policy (ZIRP), encourage even more debt creation, and generally double down on the Keynesian lunacy that created the problems in the first place. While credit is necessary for an economy to function, it is not sufficient. Real prosperity is built on free-market saving and investing, not government-goosed borrowing and spending. Prosperity is the fruit that grows from the tree of freedom; one cannot uproot that tree and expect it to continue bearing fruit.
You can run from reality, but you can't hide. The question remains whether enough people will come to grips with the reality of the situation or, like addicts, demand even more of the same poison in a spiral leading to death. Based on history, it's most likely the latter.
UPDATE:
Stocks are re-bounding right now, so I'm sure everything is okay and that you can rest easy knowing that the experts are in control of your life.
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