I served a Tool and Die apprenticeship in 1975 and worked and saved my ass off so that I could retire at a fairly young age. I retired at 56 and am now 63 with nearly $2 million in Vanguard index funds. (It took a $70k hit last week) I am not a criminal or a crook. I earned every penny and was disciplined enough to save nearly %40 of what I made the whole time I worked. It required sacrifice and living modestly. I was smart enough to learn a trade, and man enough to take my own lumps and not blame "the man" for when things were hard. If you guys are going to wear it like some badge of honor to crash the market to stick it to "the man," just be aware, there are also good and honest folks out there who have invested their hard-earned life savings in the stock market, that you will be hurting too....

I served a Tool and Die apprenticeship in 1975 and worked and saved my ass off so that I could retire at a fairly young age. I retired at 56 and am now 63 with nearly $2 million in Vanguard index funds. (It took a $70k hit last week) I am not a criminal or a crook. I earned every penny and saved nearly %40 of what I made the whole time I worked. It required sacrifice and living modestly. I was smart enough to learn a trade, and man enough to take my own lumps and not blame "the man" for when things were hard. If you guys are going to wear it like some badge of honor to crash the market to stick it to "the man," just be aware, there are also good and honest folks out there who have invested their hard-earned life savings in the stock market, that you will be hurting too....