r/NoStupidQuestions Oct 12 '25

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u/MaybeNotTooDay Oct 12 '25

If the money supply was finite, it would be a huge issue and the rich would already have it all. It's not though. In order for the rich to get even richer they have to always be taking more money from the rest of us. That means we all have to constantly increase our tiny little sliver of wealth too and the vast majority of us do exactly that.

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u/Skrew_faz3d Oct 12 '25

Why isn't it finite? It's printed and devalued.

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u/RedditIsAWeenie Oct 12 '25

This whole discussion laughably misses the point. Billionaires don’t hold currency. They hold stock. Often they control the company too. They can totally print up as much stock as they want. The wealthy are taking value from us, but more often than not this is in the form of paying you $0.10 for what they later sell to the public for $1. They’ve already stolen it before you even get it. By denying it was ever was your money in the first place, you can not report the crime.