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Re:“They’ll Just Make It Illegal” by tedunangst on Saturday June 23, 2018 @09:33AM (#17381193)
> it’s unfair that the stock market is used to decide how good the economy is

But the stock market swings in response to economic reports like unemployment rate. The government doesn't report unemployment based on stock prices.

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Re:“They’ll Just Make It Illegal” by Latteland on Saturday June 23, 2018 @01:24PM (#17382271)
There's a bit of a feedback cycle :-). If stock prices fall, then they fall more usually. Then that can hurt the economy for real, instead of just the stock market part.
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