RMA is absolutely correct. Take a look at China. They have embraced their version of Capitalism and, as a result, have created the largest middle class in history. Almost none of the money used by the Chinese to fund this incredible middle class rise existed before the economic programs, including the Chinese stock market, were implemented. In the last 25 years, the Chinese people have empowered dozens of Bill Gates and, as a result, have been lifted up through trickle down economics. It's awesome and at a certain level, not politics but economics.