Capitalism

The stock market is volatile which is never really very good for anyone. It basically means that the people with money are wondering if they can actually make any money by investing it. When they don’t think they can make cash they stop investing which means that companies aren’t starting up, new products aren’t being created, and money, in general, is tight.

I sensed this was going to happen a couple of months ago (there were signs everywhere).

The thing that is weird about our economic structure is that we really need it to always be growing for it to work. Growth is needed for stability. How is that sustainable? How can an economy always grow? Won’t it eventually plateau?

I find stock market volatility stressful. I remember the recession in the late 80s and early 90s as being a stressful time. Perhaps in those formative years of life my parents were stressed and that resulted in me having an adverse reaction to any economic instability.