The Market is about to open...

[brooklynite]

Please fasten your seatbelt and remain inside the vehicle at all times.

[onehandle]

1. We'll all be living in the sewers and dining on rat by the closing bell. nt

[sharp_stick]

2. Don't you dare come between me and my rat

I've been scoping out a scavenging area since the price of gold started to retreat and I won't give it up easily.

Don't forget to buy your survivalist food from Jim Bakker.

The potato soup is 160 bucks a bucket and he swears it's yummy.

[Fred Sanders]

3. Casino Wall Street is not the real economy of average folks...the bumpy ride is for the gamblers.

[brooklynite]

4. AND...there we go

up 350 at the opening bell

[CrispyQ]

5. I'm sure the 1% will make sure *their* market gets ramped back up.

It's what they use to tell the rest of us that the economy is booming. "The DJIA is over X! We're number 1!"

A thriving economy for a few, cake & peas for the rest.

[brooklynite]

6. Nobody stopping you from benefitting as well...

My wife and I picked a set of indexes and stick to them religiously. No attempts to anticipate rises and falls. No furures contracts or hedge funds. Over time we've done very well. A smaller investor can do exactly the same. The WORST thing you can do is convince yourselves that there's an evil conspiracy keeping all the returns for themselves.

[CrispyQ]

7. Glad you're doing so well. --nt

[brooklynite]

8. So are Union pension funds. Sad, isn't it?

[CrispyQ]

9. Not sure why the snark, but have at it. --nt