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[โ€“] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're kidding right?

  1. The yachts are probably insured

  2. Just because they don't literally have millions sitting in a checking account doesn't mean they can't liquidate some of their investments and get it in short order.

[โ€“] SCB@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

actually putting money into the economy

This person veliev s rich people have millions sitting in checking. This belief is widespread, and is not just misleading, it changes the entire discussion from wealth to money.