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Lillian Holsworth's avatar

Such a great article. Thanks & its much appreciated.

Chuck Keller's avatar

Thank you, Lillian! I always appreciate your kind words and support

Tim-The south will fall again!'s avatar

You're a true patriot sir, for many reasons, but I must point out your heroic service to our country during Vietnam, as well as your courage to hold up the treason sign to his fucking face...He's committed treason dozens of times and I won't be happy until he's dangling from the end of a fucking noose!!!

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Thank you for your kindness and support

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Chuck Keller's avatar

Thank you. I always appreciate your kind words and support

Last Man Standing's avatar

I am the last man standing. I fight for America because I'm too damn old to run.

Chuck Keller's avatar

Well said

Arlene Meaney's avatar

Thank you for so much you have given of yourself for our country. To today. You may not agree but you are a hero.

Chuck Keller's avatar

Thank you so much, Arlene

Clarissa Sr., American Grandma's avatar

🕯️ The Rocket Ledger's Heavy Load

Come gather, my friends, let us shine a calm light,

On a Wall Street affair that is taking to flight.

A SpaceX debut is approaching quite soon,

With a $1.77 trillion price for the moon. 🚀

You might think your savings are steady and sound,

But your retirement funds are about to be bound.

Through indexing rules that they've suddenly bent,

Your hard-earned nest egg is about to be spent. 📉

Let's look at the math, for the numbers don't lie,

Despite all the rockets that soar in the sky.

They lost $4.9 billion in twenty-twenty-five,

So how does this soaring appraisal survive? 💸

In the first quarter alone of the year twenty-six,

The losses piled up in this mystical mix.

While tech trades at five or ten times what they make,

A 95 multiple is what they will take. 📊

It’s a Russian nesting doll of bailouts and debt,

Where failures are buried and safety nets met.

The platform called X was just shoved in the hatch,

A MAGA-style playground attached to the batch. 📱

And what of the trucks that were lacking appeal?

With falling-off wheels and a cumbersome feel?

Well, SpaceX bought up one in five on the lot,

To ensure that his Tesla revenues stay hot. 🛻

That’s $100 million transferred with ease,

From one Musk-run shop to another to please.

The Boring Company gets paid for its chores,

Constructing the tunnels and sweeping the floors. 🕳️

Now, how can a company bleeding such green,

Be forced in the funds where your money is seen?

The major stock indices altered the game,

Waiving the rules just to welcome his name. 🏛️

The Nasdaq and Russell skipped corporate checks,

To fast-track the listing of mega-cap specs.

If you hold a passive fund, like at Vanguard, you see,

They’re forced to buy in, with no choice to be free. 🏦

Just look at the Nasdaq, to grasp what is true:

$662 billion is tied to it, too.

That captured cash flows without stopping to think,

Right into a firm that is right on the brink. 🌊

The S&P 500 has held the line firm,

Refusing to waive all the rules for a term.

But pressure is mounting to join in the race,

To add these new giants and give them a place. ⏱️

So the gains become private, the losses are shared,

While regular folks are the ones getting snared.

The FOMO takes over, the prices inflate,

And the world's first trillionaire walks through the gate. 👑

We must pay attention to where the wealth flows,

When the market is bent for the empire he grows.

Our democracy thrives when the ledger is clear,

So hold onto the facts, and we have naught to fear. 🇺🇸

We are the Pro-Democracy Comment-Crew, using our comments to boost pro-democracy leaders and indie media so the truth can grow!✨🇺🇸🗳️⚖️🕯️

Chuck Keller's avatar

Well said