Everyone and anyone can participate in the capital markets/capitalism,,,, nothing holding anyone back

Nothing has lifted more people out of poverty than capitalism/capital markets

Everyone has benefited from it

Full stop!!!


What OB is missing,,,,,,is GOVERNMENT DEBT

Government debt(bail outs, stimulus, etc) is at all time highs across much of the world

Eventually it will crash every thing down,,,,,

But.... but... but..... the stock market is at all time highs so bailouts must be good.........

There's gonna be a lot of people in a world of hurt when this house of cards comes tumbling down. Admittedly, probably myself as well, but at least I can see the risk and won't be blindsided when it comes.

I agree spjones but I would add taxation to something holding people back but that goes hand in hand with debt. People have no idea how much they pay in taxes as most of them are "hidden", sales tax, payroll tax, property tax affecting their rent, etc

Let me correct you...you have 30 year olds that buy $8 coffees on their way to work, get home and turn on their $150 a month cable TV, go out to eat 3 times a week, go to the movies or honkey tonk every weekend, drive $700+ a month brand new status symbol vehicles, pay someone else $80 to change there oil because they dont know how or are too lazy......the list goes on. Young folk cant afford housing because they are pee poor with their finances and cant decipher between wants and needs.... rant over

…. I got the sarcasm Ohio Boy