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By definition, a decrease in average asset value decreases the net worth of those with assets more than those without. Which isn't to say it's more painful to
by ethbr0 5y ago
By definition, a decrease in average asset value decreases the net worth of those with assets more than those without.
Which isn't to say it's more painful to the wealthy, as they have the excess assets to buffer, but is to say that millionaires and billionaires don't have a magic "avoid recession impact" button.
- riku_iki 5y ago> By definition, a decrease in average asset value decreases the net worth of those with assets more than those without. That's if decrease is equal and linear for all verticals, which I don't believe is the case. > billionaires don't have a magic "avoid recession impact" button. They have many buttons: lots of intelligence which allows them to relocate assets before average folks, political lobbying which allows them to bailout troubled businesses in expense of national debt.