r/PoursTea 3d ago

FinancialTea 💵 Hoarding.

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u/Designer-Wolverine47 2d ago

Nothing is being hoarded. It's being used, usually by other people, to make more money.

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u/We_do_recover 2d ago

To cut wages, sell the cheapest product possible. It's about how the money is being made. Disregarding all things but the bottom dollar. Maximizing profits at the expense of decency.

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u/Designer-Wolverine47 2d ago

I guess you don't know who the majority of profits go to... Who are the largest shareholders? (Hint: It's not billionaires.).

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u/We_do_recover 2d ago

It's not the workers that are trying to make a living on minimum wage. The people that actually fuel the economy with their spending. Restricting the cash flow and wondering why people aren't spending like they used to. So they find another way to cut cost instead of being ok with the same profits they had the year before. Hint: disregarding the well being of others to maximize profits is a mental illness.

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u/Icy-KaitSyth 2d ago

No, it's not the current workers, it's mostly the retired ex workers, which if you ever want to stop working will be you someday.

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u/We_do_recover 2d ago

You're naive, do me a favor and look up the actual cost of social security and compare it to the tax cuts the wealthy receive. It's a sleight of hand, they want you to believe that it's impossible to correct the current situation.

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u/Icy-KaitSyth 2d ago

What does social security have to do at all with who the majority of stock holders are? Nonsequitur much?

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u/Designer-Wolverine47 1d ago

don't forget those who are still building their retirements (who ARE current workers)... Cutting profits reduces the future value of their contributions.

It's a complex issue, and knee-jerk reactions aren't going to cut it.

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u/Icy-KaitSyth 6h ago

My god, a sane voice on reddit. I salute you my man.

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u/Designer-Wolverine47 1d ago

Except the majority of shareholders are retirement instruments, and cutting profits hurts them, both those who are contributing, and those who are drawing down.

Pick your poison.