> hoarded wealth and insular investing/cash outs destroys all other classes of labor until everyone gets fed up and start destroying each other Declining prosp

> hoarded wealth and insular investing/cash outs destroys all other classes of labor until everyone gets fed up and start destroying each other Declining prosperity in the lower/middle classes is a recipe for social/political discord. If prosperity is increasing, the more privileged half is less likely to fear losing their status, and minorities and the underprivileged feel like they have a fighting chance at a better life. Take that away and people get crazy.