Ka-pi96 said:
There is no correlation though. When you purchase stocks you own something and that thing will remain yours until the day you sell it or give it to somebody else. Also, people don't need to sell stocks to make money. You can just continue to own them and earn money from the dividends instead, and considering alphabet just made a profit of over 6 billion dollars (despite what some liars may claim) there's surely going to be some pretty good dividends being paid out still. And they aren't going to fail, anybody who thinks that seriously needs to get their head examined. A company that makes 6 billion dollars in 3 months isn't just going to go bankrupt all of a sudden, don't talk such tosh. When you run a political campaign you lose money. You always lose money, unless you're in a massively corrupt country where you can steal loads of taxpayer money after getting elected, but otherwise it's a guaranteed loss of money win or lose. You're not doing it to make a profit though, you're doing it to get into a political office. Completely different reason for doing it, completely different method, completely different outcome. It's an atrocious comparison. |
If the company goes bankrupt your stocks are worthless, so how does that make them yours? Google (Alphabet) doesn't pay dividends. How many people do you know, including yourself, knew or even had a hunch that GM would fail and require a bailout?
You may 'lose' money if you don't win, but it's other people's 'invested' money. If you win the election, which is the point, like making money on a stock, you then get what you paid for, and likely your 'investors' end up seeing a return as time goes on during your administration. You also gain many things to help you win again if you wish to run for a second term.
Still think it makes no sense at all?