STOCK MARKET WATCH: Monday, 26 August 2024

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4. And Hillary's comment about . . .

". . . the affirmative action of generational wealth."

I think it really says something about our party that so many of our candidates didn't come from generational wealth. Bill Clinton certainly didn't. Barack Obama didn't. Hillary grew up in the same working class Chicago suburb my mom did. (I only lived there until I was 3.) Joe Biden didn't. Tim Walz didn't.

We often look at the stock market as a barometer for retirement funds, especially those 401k accounts that replaced employer-funded pension funds. But how many have had to cash in those 401k's to cover medical bills or loss of job due to COVID or other emergencies? How many have never been able to afford to contribute to a 401k or IRA or any other self-funded "retirement" fund?

I have to say I've learned a lot from posting this thread, and from the research I've done almost every single day for the quotes. It's almost time to dig out another one!