If It Isn't Already, The Stock Market Should Be Rigged

Seriously, shouldn't stocks just go higher all the time given that the central bank has everybody's backs?

Makes sense if you are invested in establishment slave-labor and tax policies that have crippled the middle class.

After Labor Day Bonanza (stocks were down early, but we can't have that):
Dow Jones Industrial Average
18,538.12, +46.16 (0.25%)

NASDAQ
5,275.91, +26.01 (0.50%)

S&P 500
2,186.48, +6.50 (0.30%)

NYSE Composite
10,891.15, +34.23 (0.32)