re: #109 DangerMan
from 2017 - it looks like about 32% have 401k plans
individual can invest ira money in mutual funds as well. i cant find any statistics on that
so it’s not everyone. and it’s not even half, likely
People whose unions have retirement plans are also indirectly in the stock market.
On the other hand, some of us with shitloads of money and/or houses that have appreciated considerably, who won big with stock market increases and capital gains reductions… would happily trade every single dollar of that windfall (and then some) to return to the Better Timeline that never had a Trump presidency.