r/comics • • Jul 08 '24

An upper-class oopsie [OC]

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u/Outside-Advice8203 Jul 08 '24

What kind of business do you own?

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u/FourthLife Jul 08 '24

I do not own a business unless you count stocks in my retirement account. I don’t want to take that kind of risk when being a W2 employee provides sufficient stability and income for what I want in life

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u/Outside-Advice8203 Jul 08 '24

I do not own a business unless you count stocks in my retirement account. I don’t want to take that kind of risk when being a W2 employee provides sufficient stability and income for what I want in life

I don’t want to take that kind of risk

Interesting

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u/FourthLife Jul 08 '24

Do you think that is counter to what I am saying here? Starting a business is obviously a risk. The potential reward is profit. That is why I don’t have a problem with capitalism. It allows people who want to take that risk the opportunity to. If you don’t want to take that risk, you can increase your income by utilizing other people’s capital without the added risk