You might want to do a little more research regarding our politicians role in creating the 2008 Great Recession. The stock market crash was the result of unsustainable consumer debt burdens that were allowed by Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's underwriting criteria. The criteria was designed and promoted from Washington D.C. FNMA and FHLMC were pushed by our government with the "Every American should own their own home" mentality. Politicians created the death spiral that resulted in a collapsed housing market, which the stock market reacted too.