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Re:Massive new data set suggests economic inequality is abou... by WalterBright on Sunday January 07, 2018 @11:27PM (#16094654)
Lowering corporate tax rates helps stock values, and 50% of Americans own stock directly or indirectly (via pension plans).
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Re:Massive new data set suggests economic inequality is abou... by joshuahaglund on Sunday January 07, 2018 @11:40PM (#16094704)
80% of the value is held by 10% of the population. https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/03/02/...
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Re:Massive new data set suggests economic inequality is abou... by rdlecler1 on Sunday January 07, 2018 @11:31PM (#16094665)
What about the other half?
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Re:Massive new data set suggests economic inequality is abou... by WalterBright on Sunday January 07, 2018 @11:34PM (#16094681)
It was in reply to the person who implied breaks were only for millionaires and billionaires, unless one believes that 50% of Americans are millioniares.

See my other post in this thread on this topic about the democratization of stock investing in America. Of course, one must also choose to invest in stocks as opposed to, say, lottery tickets.

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Re:Massive new data set suggests economic inequality is abou... by analog31 on Monday January 08, 2018 @12:14AM (#16094801)
"The workers own the means of production." ;-)
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Re:Massive new data set suggests economic inequality is abou... by jeffdavis on Monday January 08, 2018 @12:25AM (#16094834)
Yes, but based on a market economy of capital.
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