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Re:Once poor, always poor? by amcoastal on Sunday December 26, 2021 @11:20PM (#29699151)
Because the rich that arent losing their wealth are getting richer at ridiculous rates? And where is that money coming from?
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Re:Once poor, always poor? by WalterBright on Monday December 27, 2021 @02:12AM (#29700236)
> where is that money coming from?

They're creating it. Wealth is not a zero-sum game.

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Re:Once poor, always poor? by b9a2cab5 on Sunday December 26, 2021 @11:22PM (#29699170)
If what you're saying is true we'd see the number of rich decrease exponentially. That is objectively not the case.

> Where is that money coming from?

Not sure what you mean by this?

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Re:Once poor, always poor? by sp332 on Monday December 27, 2021 @07:52AM (#29702089)
If you own several similar assets, and sell one for a large profit, it brings up the value of the others on paper. Stock shares for example.
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