Another Weird Dream

Last night I had this dream I crashed the stock market and sent the Dow to 300. It was awesome!

You MONSTER! How could you?

Just curious, but how would that be awesome? :blink:

Wescli Wardest wrote: Just curious, but how would that be awesome? :blink:

In the dream, everyone was speculating and creating a bubble at the expense of other people who were losing their homes, pensions, etc.

I'm not trying to be difficult... I guess I'm just still not getting it!?!?

What is, "creating a bubble?"

And why would it be good that it happened, "at the expense of other people who were losing their homes, pensions, etc?"

Maybe I'm just reading it all wierd? :dry:

Wescli Wardest wrote: I'm not trying to be difficult... I guess I'm just still not getting it!?!?

What is, "creating a bubble?"

And why would it be good that it happened, "at the expense of other people who were losing their homes, pensions, etc?"

Maybe I'm just reading it all wierd? :dry:

Well the Dow is just like 30 companies. Companies like Bank of America, Exxon, GE, Microsoft, Wal-Mart, etc. These companies use their overwhelming capital to influence politicians, buy elections, put competitors out of business, and create price bubbles in things like housing, real estate, pensions, food, gas, etc. So if they lost all their money it would be awesome.

I would think that something like that would cause civic unrest and could possibly lead to a social breakdown.

I would think that it would be very similar to the U.S. market of 1932 which led to the great depression.

But if people were working together, as in your dream, then I guess it might be worth it!

Thank you for explaining... I guess I was just being hard headed!

Wescli Wardest wrote: I would think that something like that would cause civic unrest and could possibly lead to a social breakdown.

Have you seen Wal-Mart on black Friday?

Whyte Horse wrote:

Wescli Wardest wrote: I'm not trying to be difficult... I guess I'm just still not getting it!?!?

What is, "creating a bubble?"

And why would it be good that it happened, "at the expense of other people who were losing their homes, pensions, etc?"

Maybe I'm just reading it all wierd? :dry:

Well the Dow is just like 30 companies. Companies like Bank of America, Exxon, GE, Microsoft, Wal-Mart, etc. These companies use their overwhelming capital to influence politicians, buy elections, put competitors out of business, and create price bubbles in things like housing, real estate, pensions, food, gas, etc. So if they lost all their money it would be awesome.

While there is truth in the statment it is blown out out porportion and is the exception more than the rule. These companies provide goods and services people use everywhere in their day to day lives. If they "lost" all their money then everyone else would have as well.