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Re:Richest 1% will own more than all the rest by 2016 by soared on Monday January 18, 2016 @08:50PM (#10928397)
>Most money is acquired through luck, inheritance, network effects, rents, and interests on investments.

That is an absurdly huge claim to make without a source.

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Re:Richest 1% will own more than all the rest by 2016 by fsloth on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @02:09AM (#10929239)
This was my interpretation of this graph:

http://money.visualcapitalist.com/all-of-the-worlds-money-an...

This was recently in HN if I recall so I did not source it in my comment.

We can debate what is the value of owning derivatives but I think we can agree it's not anything like the direct value created by actors?

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Re:Richest 1% will own more than all the rest by 2016 by soared on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @10:32AM (#10931358)
Incredibly interesting chart which I hadn't seen, thanks. I don't know if I wholeheartedly agree, but I very clearly see your point.
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