Why? Because every fear of electing an unhinged dictator has so far proven to be true. Without evidence of a viable check and balance being put back in place I don't see the market in general improving.

Somehow I'm reminded of an old quotation - that some attribute to an ancient proverb:

"Those whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad."

We can just hope the the destruction he causes will be slowed, and recovered in time.

I have two bright, wonderful, granddaughters. One majored in physics and now works in AI. The other is graduating in pre-med next month. At our Easter dinner yesterday, they both - STEM majors - spoke to the impacts this administrations war on science is causing. The subject of getting into med school - or other advanced degrees - came up for discussion. Both knew of friends whose prior admissions for graduate work that have been cancelled as government funds have been cut off. This included one going for her PhD at U. of Penn. The younger, and her boyfriend - also a pre-med now graduating - had any remaining funding for their research projects cut off. Both dealt with research on cancers. The concern about their future admissions to medical school is current and very real.

We finally had to agree as a table to change the topic, or we would otherwise lost any joy in Easter.