Because the stock may still appreciate at 6% annually. And, depending on what is actually done with the money that Congress has decided to appropriate, it may

Because the stock may still appreciate at 6% annually. And, depending on what is actually done with the money that Congress has decided to appropriate, it may be redistributed to consumers who will buy more of whatever that publicly traded company produces, or pay off the national debt, or do other things that can increase the health and growth of the economy. (Or not.)