Quick Hitter: A Rant

Rant Warning

I hate the fact that I see the market rising today and get angry. My 401k took a hell of a beating from last week to this week, so this should be good news. But it angers me.

Why?

Because I fear that the financial markets are one of the only ways that we can leverage this asshole.

Because it looks like the assholes are winning, again.

Because it makes me worry that foreign nations are going to capitulate because they can't fight the US's power.

And all of that allows the worst people to keep doing the worst things.

I woke up this morning to my wife having a panic attack. Now, to be clear, we are not being directly affected by anything this admin has done to this point, besides the aforementioned 401k hit. Since we aren't in need of selling anything, even that is not a significant, immediate threat.

But you see, my wife, and me to a lesser extent, are empathetic people. She cares about people that she has never met and likely will never meet. She was upset last night because people on her Facebook feed (I know, I know, and she does too. We all have our vices.) were crying because they are retired, and their retirement accounts were losing tons of money. And they can't "just not sell", because they have to take a certain amount out each month. I have been deeply upset by the extrajudicial renditions the government has been doing, especially the CECOT bullshit. So much of what this administration is all about is hurting others. It's disgusting.

So, yeah, when I am accused of wanting the market to fail I have to admit that there is some truth to that. Thanks for letting me vent.

UPDATE:

Welp.

Take Care and Stay Strong, Together