The stock market isn't money - it is a very very valuable thing in the US economy, but as long as food prices aren't being slashed to keep demand up (and variou

The stock market isn't money - it is a very very valuable thing in the US economy, but as long as food prices aren't being slashed to keep demand up (and various governments have had to act aggressively to keep down price exploitation) then we aren't looking at deflation - it's just the stock market, and, honestly, the market can fix itself whenever it pleases - it has an almost negligible impact on the lives of nearly everyone, only those with a lot to spare have significant skin in the game.