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jmbar2

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1. Another reason is that wealth is rapidly compounding itself

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2026, 03:06 PM

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Wealthy people from around the world are chasing returns, moving money from bitcoin into the AI and tech stocks. Also massive retirement funds, like state teacher funds, have sums of money coming in every payday that need to be invested.

When the compounding hits reverse, it will be swift and painful for awhile. It's just a matter of when.

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