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el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)
Mon Mar 11, 2013, 09:49 AM Mar 2013

True or False - The Stock Market is a Scam [View all]


17 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
Totally True
7 (41%)
Somewhat True
2 (12%)
Neither True nor False
3 (18%)
Somewhat False
2 (12%)
Totally False
2 (12%)
I don't know enough to make an informed selection
1 (6%)
I do know enough to recognize this bullshit poll
0 (0%)
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It is easy graham4anything Mar 2013 #1
Except for those of us who don't fit into your tidy little boxes magellan Mar 2013 #2
I agree el_bryanto Mar 2013 #3
there are 2 sides of the street. graham4anything Mar 2013 #16
Save your breath magellan Mar 2013 #20
Neither will the Nader and the rand Paul/David Duke lovers ever admit what they did in 2000 graham4anything Mar 2013 #22
This was a thread asking a simple question about the stock market magellan Mar 2013 #24
you are either with us hfojvt Mar 2013 #30
Hey you cheerleaders! magellan Mar 2013 #34
" hey Jonny what are you rebelling about ?" olddots Mar 2013 #32
"I never heard of a lottery winner refusing the $1million dollar prize" bluedigger Mar 2013 #37
No. graham4anything Mar 2013 #40
Then don't conflate them. n/t bluedigger Mar 2013 #42
One could just as easily say-no one would refuse to have one share stock go up to 100 shares graham4anything Mar 2013 #43
You're certainly right about that. 1-Old-Man Mar 2013 #12
A vote for Nader is a vote for Jeb Bush in 2016 graham4anything Mar 2013 #18
Why are you obsessed by Nader? former9thward Mar 2013 #29
Because he is a prototype him that Jeb is going to exploit with Rand/Duke graham4anything Mar 2013 #36
The Stock Market is no more a scam than a Las Vegas Cassino... Agnosticsherbet Mar 2013 #4
One of the first things I learned about investing in stocks is that if you regard it as gambling... slackmaster Mar 2013 #5
If you know how to play, a good game of Poker isn't gambling... Agnosticsherbet Mar 2013 #9
The Madoffs Were Offering Far More Than 5% a Year... KharmaTrain Mar 2013 #13
It can be a scam or not, depending on many factors. MineralMan Mar 2013 #6
Very nice description of how it works for people who pay attention, but one slight correction 1-Old-Man Mar 2013 #15
Thanks. I do understand the difference, of course. MineralMan Mar 2013 #17
it doesn't have to be long term though hfojvt Mar 2013 #35
I said "Scam". Arctic Dave Mar 2013 #7
I'm gonna go with "somewhat true" WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2013 #8
It's a sponge for unconsumed capital. It's money chasing money instead of buying work Bucky Mar 2013 #10
The derivative-market is worth more money than exists in the whole world. DetlefK Mar 2013 #11
Somewhat false. denverbill Mar 2013 #14
Totally agree IphengeniaBlumgarten Mar 2013 #19
I was going to say completely false, but there are some sleezy actors in the stock market as well. denverbill Mar 2013 #25
I fired my broker 20 years ago. Since then... aristocles Mar 2013 #28
As it exists today, it is a scam. In its early days it was a useful organization that grew out Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #21
I always thought it was a route for companies to raise capital, Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #23
It's not a scam. dawg Mar 2013 #26
The stock market serves a purpose to capitalize companies... SidDithers Mar 2013 #27
"Some will rob you with a six-gun, some with a fountain pen." Woody Guthrie Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2013 #31
So is the market like cocaine ? olddots Mar 2013 #33
Insider trading is a scam. moondust Mar 2013 #38
What if you had asked...? IphengeniaBlumgarten Mar 2013 #39
Yep - I can't disagree with this assessment el_bryanto Mar 2013 #47
Scam? Maybe not. But an unequal and unfair market? At least at times, certainly. HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #41
I like stocks that consistently pay dividends madville Mar 2013 #44
it's a casino now. pansypoo53219 Mar 2013 #45
DOW index is bullshit! No adjustment for inflation. L0oniX Mar 2013 #46
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