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by b112 1756 days ago
If the masses got rich, inflation would set a new baseline. In short, if everyone is rich, no one is ... it's just normal wealth.
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But due to diminishing marginal utility of wealth, a more flat baseline like this scenario would still make everyone far more rich on average.
Exactly what I was getting at.
Yes, but laying it out can help the point.