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How the .0001% Made Its Money

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Re: How the .0001% Made Its Money

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That doesn't say where they made their money - it shows where their money went, meaning where the highest profits were possible. Of course you can recycle those profits into those high-profit systems. Important distinction to make if you're wanting to understand these systems.

Re: How the .0001% Made Its Money

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Personally, the "Finance" growth part of the graph over the years worries me. Creating wealth from thin air and lobbying :|

like putting a fence on some land?

like having rights to some nation natural resources (energy on the graph if not clear)

all wealth is created out of thin air for the 1%. they just adapt every time the not 1% comes closer to their turf.

Re: How the .0001% Made Its Money

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It's kind of alarming how in recent years, "Finance" pulled ahead of "Tech & VC", according to the second graph. But there's one line on the graph that's missing from the legend. Sloppy.

Re: How the .0001% Made Its Money

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post #8

It's kind of alarming how in recent years, "Finance" pulled ahead of "Tech & VC", according to the second graph. But there's one line on the graph that's missing from the legend. Sloppy.

Blue, retail; orange, real estate; yellow,finance; green, energy; purple, tech. I only count five lines.
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