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[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Too broad. Wealth hoarder describes everyone with a mortgage as well as grandma Sally and her pension plan. Anyone who saves for retirement is a wealth hoarder.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not hoarding if it's only a little. Everyone who actually earned it themselves through wage labor is not hoarding.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

There are millions of people in the U.S. whose wealth comes from the increase in the property value of their family home. This is unearned wealth.

Of course, you’ll have a hard time convincing most people of that last bit. Which is why billionaires are the more popular enemy rather than the middle class.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago

And I fucking hate it. It just incentivizes not allowing more housing for those that need it because MuH PrOpErTy VaLuE!!

Fucking greed everywhere...

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What if you just save money for retirement, not property?

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You mean by investing the stock market? Or literal cash under the mattress?

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Why not do that? Because of inflation, you lose money doing that. It’s the last resort of someone who has no other options for saving their money, such as low level drug dealers.