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Re:The Fed now owns nearly 1/3 of all U.S. mortgages by xnyan on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @08:51AM (#24420419)
Well said. Another way of looking at it: in the long term return on investment (r) > economic growth (g) because “everyone” gets g but people with capital also get r.
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Re:The Fed now owns nearly 1/3 of all U.S. mortgages by ethbr0 on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @09:05AM (#24420558)
Indeed, and credit where credit is due: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_in_the_Twenty-First_...

I don't ascribe to everything, but it's a thought provoking perspective.

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Re:The Fed now owns nearly 1/3 of all U.S. mortgages by thoughtstheseus on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @12:20PM (#24422601)
Piketty has many of his class materials on his personal website as well.
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