Can Conventional Economics Bridge the $2 Trillion Financing Gap?
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Who currently owns and controls 90% of directly owned U.S. corporate stock?

  • Government and quasi-government agencies
  • Money managers, pension funds or foundation bureaucrats
  • The same top 10% of U.S. families (correct)
  • Many people whose incomes depend on jobs and welfare
  • How will the U.S. economy finance the $2 trillion required each year to meet the nondefense capital requirements?

  • By relying on foreign oil dollars
  • By using exclusive dependency on the poor
  • By acquiring expanded bank credit secured by future income (correct)
  • By depending on the past savings accumulated by the rich
  • Who might own the new capital brought into existence to meet the needs for energy self-sufficiency, new communities, and new housing?

  • Money managers, pension funds or foundation bureaucrats
  • The same top 10% of U.S. families
  • Many people whose incomes depend on jobs and welfare (correct)
  • Government and quasi-government agencies
  • Why is it easier for wealthy individuals to increase their capital compared to the average American?

    <p>Wealthy individuals can attract capital credit by pledging their previous accumulations as collateral</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the structural root causes mentioned in the text that contribute to the growing maldistribution of capital ownership?

    <p>The poor have no assets to pledge as collateral</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main reason why the Federal Reserve System is mentioned in the text?

    <p>To become the lender of last resort</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do most people, especially the poor, have little or no hope to share profits from their own assets?

    <p>Most people have no assets to pledge as collateral</p> Signup and view all the answers

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