General Discussion

...had sensible economic and military policy carried the day as it did during the Biden Administration the DOW would have continued on a generally upward trajectory rather than loosing 2,400 points in the last three months. The offset between where we would be versus where we are now is probably well over 10%.

And the recovery is always slower than the slide which only compounds that delta going forward.

In addition, that money does not have as much value in times of inflation--especially when events cause sudden increases in high-demand commodities like fuel.

My point--obviously--is that barring stupid decisions by this Administration you would be considerably wealthier today than you are now.

And sure, people with the luxury of long-term investment horizons can shrug it off and know it will eventually come back, but for businesses raising capital for investment in their processes or people counting on their portfolios for day-to-day income it is a major issue.