"I fear our country is lost to a leftist clique closely aligned with the CCP."

Yes, and I would argue that the evidence - proof? - behind that is the Stalinist-type rhetoric that is suddenly so evident in much of the media in the last few days.  It is no longer camouflaged, it is blatant. 

However, we are long overdue for a market correction, so I am not sure how much longer the "free money" programs and artificially low interest rates will continue to support the system.

VP