Re:93% of U.S. households' stock market wealth is held by th...
by acdha on Thursday January 11, 2024 @04:07PM
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> It’s the natural order of things. Sure we can play with the levers of society and make it so that number is higher or lower, but you also might mess up.
These are mutually contradictory: if we can shift that ratio by policy, it’s a choice. Yes, some choices will have drawbacks but if the number has shifted by 20 points in recent decades it can’t be “the natural order of things” and it’s completely reasonable to ask whether different percentages would be better for society overall.
These are mutually contradictory: if we can shift that ratio by policy, it’s a choice. Yes, some choices will have drawbacks but if the number has shifted by 20 points in recent decades it can’t be “the natural order of things” and it’s completely reasonable to ask whether different percentages would be better for society overall.