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      158 days ago

      or at least heavily taxed, which almost never happens because everyone in congress commiting insider trading wouldnt want that.

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      48 days ago

      If you banned investing, the rich people who already have money would be the only ones who could afford to open businesses.

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        368 days ago

        Not necessarily, no. Other people with common aims would still be able to band together via nonprofits, credit unions, labor unions and the like.

        It would actually be MUCH more effective once the most effective tool for exploding and concentrating wealth is out of the way.

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          also loans still exist regardless of investment like stocks, which is the way most small businesses start anyway

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        148 days ago

        No common folk is getting rich thanks to the stock market. Maybe richer if they’re lucky, but let’s not pretend it’s a tool for social mobility. It’s the opposite.