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Weekly Rant - Stock Market = No Children

The secondary market leads to a lot of disastrous things but chief among them is the erosion of the family. For those who have read the manuscript of the book already, I go into great detail about how the stock market has been a weapon against the nuclear family, and after reading the latest CDC data on birthrates in the US I feel compelled to reiterate my case. 

In 2023 only 3.6 million babies were born in the US, which is the lowest number of births since 1979. This puts the fertility rate at 1.6 births per woman, which is the lowest the number has been since the government started tracking it in 1930. With the baby boomer generation approaching the end of their life and millennials and GenZer's not having kids, a real population problem is on the Horizon, something I have written about in the past. 

How is this the fault of the Stock Market? Well, I am glad you asked!!! As I have said at nauseum, the mainstreamness of the market has shifted our financial reliance away from the family and placed it firmly in the hands of BlackRock, State Street, Vanguard and the like. The rampant materialism that the market pushes on us via retirement accounts and a growth for the sake of growth economy is catastrophic for young people discerning marriage and children. We are told at every turn that this product, this vacation, this service will be the key to our happiness, when even the non-Christian knows the cliche of more money, more problems. We literally buy our own misery, and it is expensive!!

Having a kid means less free time, less money, fewer vacations, and fewer trips to our favorite restaurant. Our "instagrammed" society tells us we need these things to have joy, and companies must push this lie because if people do start having kids and lots of them then the miscellaneous spending stops, the company fails and the economy ultimately crashes. 

Breaking free of the Matrix is a hard thing to do (I mean Ne-Yo is on his fifth movie and he still hasn't really broken free). Expecting the inherently ignorant youth of our time to collectively break free from this materialist economic machine we have spent generations building is foolish. The culture of death (abortion, Contraception, IVF) and hookup culture is a product of the materialism of our time, and that materialism is a cancer that is being nurtured by the stock market. We must follow our conscience (AKA the Logos made flesh in our Lord Jesus Christ) and be the example of opposing the evil that is the secondary market. Future generations of souls depend on it.

Top Stories

• The Fed interest rate decision is coming down the pike later, but Tesla, Domino's and Apple drove up investor sentiment with above expected performances.

• The Work from Home craze has had an interesting effect on the company dynamics. Companies are hiring for high paying jobs in more affluent areas and low paying jobs in poorer areas of the country. Once upon a time a company moving its HQ or Plant into a neighborhood meant a variety of jobs for that area, but now high paid workers and low paid workers are becoming more siloed. 

• It takes over 10K iPhone batteries worth of lithium to make just one EV. Now companies are increasing the mining of lithium and trying to improve mining techniques to make the extraction more efficient. Funny how the green crusaders are not questioning what this mining will do to the Earth?!

• Ivy League educated morons continue their protests against Israel, and the minor slaps on the wrists coming down from the various university administrations is laughable. Then again, I am sure the 20-year-olds protesting know all about the complex and extensive history of Palestine and the Gaza strip and they probably have a well thought out and nuanced idea as to why the Jewish state should just let Iranian terrorists wipe them off the face of the earth. FYI $5B in taxpayer dollars went to Ivy League schools in 2023.

• Tesla just reached a huge deal with Chinese tech company Baidu which will allow Self-Driving Tesla's to access Baidu's Navigation and mapping service. This deal coupled with two Tesla models finally getting data-security clearance in all of China are painting a lucrative picture for Elon Musk. Investor sentiment has done a 180 in a weeks' time on Tesla because of the potential in the Chinese market.

• Cocoa bean shortages are still a thing but futures trading on the price of cocoa has slumped more than 20% since its peak on April 19th. This is good news for all the chocolate lovers out there who were finding it a bit difficult to afford their cravings in early April. 

• The top two movies at the box office this weekend were Challengers; a tennis movie about two gay guys and promiscuity and Unsung Hero; a Faith based film about the importance of God and Family. Yes, America has a confusing populous.

• Jobs report comes out on Friday, Just an FYI if you are into that kind of thing.