A moment of silence, if you please, for the VIX, which has since early 2020 crumbled from the 80s to, sadly, the sub-teens. The public has absolute, unshakeable, indefatigable faith that no matter what the economy is doing, the stock market will never, ever, EVER be allowed to fall for more than a day or two, thanks to the unlimited help of the helplessly-in-debt federal government.
