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Re:The Rate of Return on Everything, 1870–2015 [pdf] by bko on Sunday May 05, 2019 @10:16PM (#19836355)
> it is increasingly getting more beneficial to own than to work. And from this data it seems that the difference is even accelerating.

If this were true, wouldn't it be prudent to take out loans and invest in the stock market (own) rather than invest in education (labor)?

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Re:The Rate of Return on Everything, 1870–2015 [pdf] by icebraining on Monday May 06, 2019 @07:56AM (#19838558)
It's not a single decision, you have to decide what to do with each dollar/euro/etc. Education might provide a high rate of return for the first dollars, yet rapidly diminishing returns for the rest.
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Re:The Rate of Return on Everything, 1870–2015 [pdf] by jsnider3 on Monday May 06, 2019 @04:38AM (#19837750)
As someone who has borrowed money in order to invest in the stock market, I do feel that it was a prudent decision. Although, I'm not sure I'd pick it if forced to choose between it and college.
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