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		mschuster91 8 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Report: Microsoft kills official way to activate W... it's not. An economy where only a select few benefit from the GDP (e.g. via stocks - the richest 10% of Americans own 93% of the stocks!) is not a "quality of life" measure at all. [1] https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/stock-market...

WalterBright 8 days ago [–]

You can select yourself as a beneficiary by buying stocks. With Robinhood, you can do so with less than a C-note.

> the richest 10% of Americans own 93% of the stocks

Most prolly got that way by buying stocks!

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