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Originally Posted by Raharu Haruha
Actually, that sounds a lot like the stock market. 1/3 of Americans own stocks, and that statistic should be doubled in my opinion. The stock market (as I'm sure you all know) is a way for common people to invest money into corporations. There may still be the extremely rich, but they're working with you - not against you. In other words, if they buy the same stock as you, you profit along side him. So anyone could be rich.
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I have mixed feelings on that notion. It only works if the stockmarket is only seen as part of what people count on... In recent years it seems like people are beginning to think it's everything.
If people think the stock market is everything, it means that they will see it as part of government's job to make sure the stock market never fails (I think we're seeing this already) rather than to help keep order when it does.
And it will also lead to a country with far less regard for human rights around the world. If people's livelihood is 100% connected to "The Bottom Line" then they will allow any kind of behavior that keeps "The Bottom Line" up. Say goodbye to any claims of moral standing in the country.