3 ms·
I think one of the biggest problems in the world right now is how much money is simply captured and not moving through the economy. A huge amount of money is s
by wvenable 10y ago
I think one of the biggest problems in the world right now is how much money is simply captured and not moving through the economy. A huge amount of money is sitting around adding very little economic value. Redistribute that money to people who will use it to consume products and services and you get a much more active economy.
- moxious 10y agoWhere is this money that is captured and not moving? Most invested dollars are still moving in one form or another. Invest in a company's bond, and they're using that money to build a factory.
- taway_1212 10y agoIf you buy stocks, you could argue that this money is not doing anything (except maybe the person who sold you the stock now has cash and is presumably doing something with it).
- moxious 10y agoThat's exactly what I'd argue. You can't show money tied up even in skyscraper investments since they generate rents. So where is all of this money that's just sitting there doing nothing? So long as interest rates are > 0%, I think that's going to be a pretty rare situation.
- wvenable 10y agoApple has 250 billion dollars in cash -- they aren't building any factories with it. There might be greater need for factories if people had more disposable income to spend on things.