Why Should We Care About the Stock Market

Most Americans associate the stock market as only a plaything for the rich. But wake up America! The stock market also represents our jobs, our homes, and our family security.

Even if you are not an investor, you need to hope that American stocks do well. Why, you ask? The stock market represents the health of American business. And like it or not, our livelihoods depend upon the success of the companies for which we work. If the company that you work for has to close, would that affect you?

Many people own shares of stock of a business, and those shares are bought and sold at the stock market. Brokerage firms act as an interface to the stock market for us. They buy and sell those shares for us as we dictate. (For a small fee) A person who buys a certain stock will generally do so on faith that the business will do well. A business that does well increases the value of its stock. All investors want to own shares in a successful business that is increasing the value of its stock.

For instance, if a share of stock represents 1/10th of a business and 10 shares represent the value of that company, and because of good management practices, the company is able to double its earnings. Then that one-tenth share of the company is still one-tenth of the company, but it is one tenth of a much richer company so its value has increased. One-tenth of ten-dollars is worth more than one-tenth of five-dollars.

But it is important to note that the opposite is also true. Since the value of the issued stock represents the value of a company, when its stock prices go down, then the company is less valuable.

Most all Americans work for a business. Our jobs depend upon the health of that business. When the political environment torpedoes the confidence of the American people, bad things happen. Americans stop buying, business start to fail, and ultimately people lose their livelihood. The Democrats play a dangerous game when they seek to destroy American confidence just for the sake of an election.

When is the last time a Democrat ever said anything positive about this country? These tactics of running this country into the ground here and overseas have consequences. This thoughtless, shallow tactic will take years to correct. Especially if the tactic works, because the solutions put forth by the Democrats require that the Government have more control over our daily lives.
The value of everything we have is at stake, and not just the housing market. Remember, the stock market is not just a toy of the rich, but our link to whether we have jobs or not. The Federal Government also has to have working Americans to pay the taxes. When tax revenue falls because Americans are no longer working, the only option to the Government is to print money. The more they print, the more worthless it becomes. The end game is that we as a nation go broke and become a third world country.

The dividing line between a third world country and a thriving economy is wealth. So do not be taken in about how bad this country is doing. Doom and Gloom are only tools used by the Leftists to steal your country.

Cheers,

-Robert-