Reply #19: The stock market

[thingfisher]

is used by the media to assure America that all is well. It's good to know that you see through the bullshit.

The wealthy elites (politicians, hollywood stars' mad scientists, economists, etc.) don't even know or care what a few sticks of butter cost. Like so much of American synthetic culture we are encouraged to sit in the bleachers and root for the stars on the field as if they were some kind of avatar of our better selves! When wealth is only measured by last months bottom line we cannot expect to live in a society that values the quality of life for the majority of its citiezens as a real economic indicator. Remember, you are only worth the amount of money you can spend.

Capitalism is a deeply flawed system that has enabled the overthrow of our republic in the name of freedom, democracy, and free trade. Welcome back to the future. It used to be called the "Guilded Age".