Which liberals on this board think it's a joke?
as for why it's happening: Bad economic reports and no more QE.
Oh it's alot more then that.
The government is pulling money out of the economy. That means fewer government contracts and fewer government employees.
And overall..that means less people buying stuff.
For all the hatred conservatives have for working people in this country..they fail to realize that consumer spending is 70% present of what makes the economy work.
So making a few people extraordinarily rich..means that the other 99% of the country has no money to spend. Those 1% can't spend the money fast enough..and the economy crashes.