Excuse the rant, i just got to thinking...
the Dow has never helped the middle class get healthcare... instead the continous drive for "profit" created death by spreadsheet.
the Dow didn't give me or you or my mom a raise... instead the continious drive for "profit" capped the income of the working class
the Dow didn't create my job... instead it caused my neighbor to lose his job as it was shipped to India in the seek of "profit"
the Dow won't save my job... instead it may kill it... so today, as it drops, I say FUCK the dow because finally the greedy bastards on Wall Street are feeling the heat that we've been living in for decades.
I wish I were more insightful or my prose was better, but I just plain mad. the media harps on the dow acting like it matters in the long run.
the dow created a false sense of security, a false hope of riches, a fools chance of getting ahead.
we were asked to join the party and send them our small dollars, and we always end up being the last fool at the table. the last one to sell... the one to take the biggest loss.
the stock market is created for professional investors and the rick to sucker away money from the rest of us.
the US economy is not made up of professional investors, it's made up of middle class teachers, firefighters, police officers, clerks, retail associates, cooks, bus drivers and nurses... we don't know the PE ratio and chart investing, and our money gets 'took' by those who are in the know and we get suckered
and when the bleeding on wall street hits the rich and the media calls it bloody murder, i stand on the sidelines, watching, wishing the media would shut up... it's not me losing money, i've already lost it. i'm out of the market. i don't care if it's below 7000...
fuck the dow. it's time the professional investors come down to earth and live like we do and we have for the last decade... wondering where their next paycheck comes from, is their job, home, lifestyle secure...
maybe then we can reset our priorities as a people and adjust our goals as a society
security of all over greed...
standard of living over lifestyles of the rich and jones's...
healthcare for my parents instead of BMW's for Wall Street...
basic dignity over outright greed...
job growth over outsourcing...
the people are speaking, they're tired of the 'dow' lifestyle, it's time for a revolution, and it's time for the people to benefit in this economy and the dow to adjust to reality...
fuck greed
fuck the dow
Update: Reading through a few comments, it's clear that some people are resigned to the fact the system is broken/rigged and some people are still hopeful it can work. The stock market is a giant redistributor, where your little 401(k) is bet against by the big rich folks with the wiz kids who make money going up and down. You can't short anything in your 401(k).
Yes, your employer matched your donations, which are now in the big boyz hanz
Yes, your government subsidized your donations, which are now in the big boyz hanz
Yes, your hard earned dollars were 'conservatively invested in income & GE' which is now in the big boyz hanz
And you still believe there is a chance you can retire, that your pension can do well... listen, we've been in a stock market induced bubble for decades now, believing that it could make the little guy a bit richer. Right now, the stock market it cleaning your clock, and for good reason; investor sentiment is down so everyone who makes money is on the down side betting it'll crash more and more and more. THIS IS NOT HOW YOU SHOULD SPEND YOUR HARD EARNED DOLLARS. Don't you get it? They talk you into joining the game, they subsidize it, your employee grows your pot, and in the end, you roll the dice and pouff it's gone. just like that.
greed, ain't it a bitch. you thought you were getting ahead, and we all end up falling behind. It's time for a new system I say. Fuck the Dow & the 401(k). Because they sure are fucking us.
Next time you got spare change to save... try a credit union, open a business, get more education... it's time to leave the stock market to the insane among us because we're crazy if we think we can ever get ahead in their game.
Update II: One last update for the real hard heads, especially the one's who are playing with the Tags...
YOU'VE BEEN ROBBED AND YOU'RE IN DENIAL