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A related question which I'm curious about: Suppose you own a well-diversified investment portfolio, work a job, and consume a relatively typical mix of goods and services -- what's the point (e.g. a ratio of how much you have in equities to how much you spend per month) where the "typical" margin-increasing price hike benefits you overall? In other terms, if this pattern of behavior results in a transfer from consumers to owners, what kinds of people are at the equilibrium point, where your lost purchasing power from price increases is exactly matched by increased value of one's investments caused by fatter margins?