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hey guys i don't think you understand my question. i will shoulder the blame and assume i am not asking it right

i understand how the stock market works in the sense that i can buy stocks and they go up or down over time blah blah

my question is WHY DOES IT EXIST

what benefit is it. if the stock market crashes, why does that affect the economy? what is a stock market crash? is that where every single stock plummets? why did they plummet? why does it matter? i'm gonna buy a cheeseburger at wendys either way

why is wendys allowed to gamble with peoples money? or the stock market in general

wouldnt it be better to do away with it so we don't end up standing in lines for bread? because of some make believe inflation/deflation/crashing of make believe numbers?

and if it wouldnt be better to away with it, why not?

basically how is the stock market beneficial to the nation, not the individual