• TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip
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    3 days ago

    It does. It’s called inflation.

    Modern millionaires don’t hoard cash, just like ancient millionaires didn’t hoard apples or wheat. Sure, millionaires always had something perishable, but most of the wealth was/is tied in things like land, buildings, companies, ships, cattle, slaves, stocks, bonds, loans etc.

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        1 day ago

        It makes them invest their money which puts it to good use. That makes credit cheaper for everyone else.

        Inequality is an issue, but that’s what taxes are for. You don’t solve inequality by breaking the economy.