"How can Wall Street be doing so well while America continues an increasingly rapid decline?" Anyone with a basic understanding of how business and politics work would find that question to be ridiculous, but to most Americans it seems reasonable because most Americans believe Wall Street is somehow connected and aligned with America's rise or fall. They believe that Wall Street and Main Street America are part of the same mutually dependent system. Unfortunately for them, that is not remotely true.
Wall Street is a euphemism for the FIRE (finance, insurance, real estate) economy and while many of the largest commercial/investment banks, insurance companies and real estate developers work in and around New York City, USA - that is in no way, shape, or form an indication of where their loyalty or interests lie.
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