$700 million. A year. For one person.
That’s another of the biggest reasons our system is so out of balance.
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the_q@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Money from nothing. That’s one of the biggest reasons our system is so out off balance.
TheFriar@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 9 months ago
It’s not money for nothing. It’s money for the risk you take when investing in a company. Why the hell woyld anyone invest into anything if there wasn’t possibility to get something out of it?
the_q@lemmy.world 9 months ago
You just described gambling.
Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 9 months ago
It is basically gambling yeah. Especially when you’re picking individual stocks instead of something like index funds. Bigger risk but also bigger plausible reward.
hglman@lemmy.ml 9 months ago
And you don’t understand why building a society based on gambling is a bad idea?
9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
I mean… I hate capitalism as much as the next guy, but this isnt “money from nothing”… People bought or worked for shares…
The dividend money comes from worker exploitation, sure. But in order to get the dividend from those shares, you had to believe in the company and invest…
Disclaimer: i own no shares of meta and i dont have a facebook account
the_q@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Do you own shares in any company?
EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I own shares in your mom.
the_q@lemmy.world 9 months ago
She died in 2016. I’ve never really gotten over it.
Fishytricks@lemmy.world 9 months ago
You can have her completely.
LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Pointless bullshit and argumentive. Flat earther shit, sTOcKs ARe FaKe.
the_q@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Hey it’s everyone’s least favorite user!
nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz 9 months ago
Yes