[Cthulhu_]

But they do; sure, they spend heaps on shit like houses and cars and parties and vacations or whatever other hobbies they have, but most of their money is in their companies, stocks, stock options, tax havens, etc. At some point they reach a critical mass where no matter how much they splurge, they will never see their wealth decline. At best the companies / stocks they own will lose some value, but they will NEVER feel that in their wallet.

And some will set up a charity, but people like Bill Gates have never spent a significant portion of their wealth on that. Again though, that may be a logistical problem - they can't spend money fast enough whilst not splurging it.

Of course, the solution is simple; have the companies pay their staff better. Or give the staff stocks themselves, to be force-bought by the employer when they leave / get fired, and have it pay out dividends monthly to stipend their base income. This gives the employees representation in the board of directors as well, which is much needed in the modern capitalist system.

[NovemberWhiskey]

>but most of their money is in their companies, stocks, stock options, tax havens, etc.

That is not "hoarding cash" - keeping your net worth under the mattress or in a savings account is hoarding cash. Perhaps, at the margin, a money market account.

[newen]

But when people colloquially say that wealth people are hoarding cash, they mean what the comment you're replying to is saying and not the keeping cash under the mattress thing. More commonly, people say hoarding wealth.

[Swannie]

"Hoarding cash" means exactly what it sounds like - people being overly attached to cash in the safe/under the mattress/in "high interest" savings accounts.

This has been its use for a long time in any publication talking about money.

I know when you say "hoard wealth" you really mean not spend their wealth, because I'm not really sure how you "hoard wealth", as being wealthy basically means you've got stores of valuable assets... or a hoard if you will.

The two phrases are definitely not used interchangeably.