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pessimizeryesterday at 9:15 PM1 replyview on HN

Yes, and this is good. The American stock market going up benefits 10% of the US population.

The US has the highest share of revenue going to owners than it ever has in history. We've left behind the Gilded Age.

https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/06/the-po...


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otterleytoday at 12:24 AM

Where are you getting this 10% number? 54.3% of US households held a retirement account in 2022. https://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/files/scf23.pdf