3 ms·
Nominally, by providing capital to companies innovating in the market, allowing them to improve their business and provide more value to their customers.
by pitaj 6y ago
Nominally, by providing capital to companies innovating in the market, allowing them to improve their business and provide more value to their customers.
- ceejayoz 6y ago> by providing capital to companies innovating in the market Only if he's buying an IPO or angel investing or whatnot. If I buy an Apple share right now, Apple's not getting that money.
- pitaj 6y agoPutting more money into the stock market raises the prices of stocks, allowing companies to raise more capital.
- itake 6y agoOne person is putting money into the market at the same rate someone is taking money out. Buy and selling doesn't inherently raise the price of a stock.
- thrill 6y agoApply already got "that" money. Future value works both ways.
- andrepd 6y agoClassic example of justifying a thing with the thing itself. The reason companies need the wealthy to innovate and invest is precisely because capital and credit is privatised. So in effect you're saying people deserve a reward for private capital because capital is private. x) Regardless of your feelings about this, the argument is unsound.