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Stocks are down over the last month. Depending on the risk profile of investors, many will find their 401k plans down soon as well.

At least 30% of seniors in the US are living precariously and that is likely to increase as SSA benefits are gutted. The statistics are even worse when disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender.

https://www.ncoa.org/article/get-the-facts-on-economic-secur...

As militant actions in Greece, France, and places across the globe attest, voting is not nor should be the only sphere of political engagement.

> The reason is: It doesn't affect their pocket books.

I mean, a trade war absolutely will.

> Meanwhile property prices and 401ks are up

The S&P500 is down YTD.

That said, this will probably all take a while to sink in.