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> Continued stock market slides will cause politicians to panic and demand lifting of restrictions, even if they're the only thing helping right now. Or .. and
by pbourke 7y ago
> Continued stock market slides will cause politicians to panic and demand lifting of restrictions, even if they're the only thing helping right now.
Or .. and hear me out .. we can ignore the fucking stock market and move to address the public health emergency as our sole concern. The stock market right now is tens of thousands of market participants running around wearing flaming underpants on their heads.
The bond/credit market - yeah, that has consequences. The Fed is already intervening there.
- ceejayoz 7y ago> we can ignore the fucking stock market and move to address the public health emergency as our sole concern We can. Can Trump? Is he capable of that for more than a week or two? A panicked President worried about reelection makes bad choices.