• FlowVoid@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    It’s not just billionaires. If you put any amount of money into the S&P500 in Jan 1 2017, it would be worth more than twice as much today.

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      7 months ago

      But is it really fair that a person with 50 million can turn that into 100 million, whereas most people can turn at most $5,000 into $10,000?

      Earning $5,000 over 7 years is basically worthless.

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        7 months ago

        But is it really fair that a person with 50 million can turn that into 100 million

        Yes.

        And since that can only happen by investing that amount into the economy, it’s wisely encouraged by the system, versus putting the 50 million in a vault somewhere.

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          The fact that you can’t see how this is a huge flaw in, at the very least, the American form of capitalism is sad.

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            7 months ago

            You think it’s sad because you’re deeply ignorant. Do you also think that if the $5 baseball card you bought becomes worth $100, that that means you’ve stolen $95? lol