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If GCC nations lose access to U.S. dollars and must spend resources defending themselves, their investment in U.S. stock markets and AI companies collapses, causing economic depression in America.
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Stock Market
Jiang says pension systems assumed old people would die soon after retirement and that investment returns would steadily improve, but longevity and market volatility break those assumptions.
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He treats financialization as a sign of decline because stock markets and asset owners boom while real work, productivity, and ordinary jobs decline.
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Jiang says pension systems assumed old people would die soon after retirement and that investment returns would steadily improve, but longevity and market volatility break those assumptions.
definition
Wealth and money are not the same thing: factories, workers, technology, and goods create real wealth, while stock-market investment can grow money without comparable productive capacity.
model
If capital grows faster than real production, rational investors put money into real estate or the stock market instead of factories because the return is higher.
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"...it put US dollars? It puts US dollars into the American stock market. Alright? So this is investments of the UAE. Okay? Saudi Arabia..."
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"...if these nations are no longer able to invest in the stock market these companies will collapse in value. And with that that would..."
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"...about this last class, right? Well, guess what's happening? In the stock markets throughout the world, it's booming, okay? It's booming. If you're a..."
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"Meaning that we live in a fake world. And the government responds by lying to people, okay? People know their lives suck. People know..."
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"We can see how fast they're growing. Okay? Over 60 years old, really growing really fast. There's a problem because if they keep on..."
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"...The other assumption is that if you put money in the stock market, it will year by year improve. Right? The problem is that..."
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"In finance, where do the dumbest people work? You guys know? In finance, the dumbest people work where? They work in pension funds. Why?..."
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"So you're trying to generate as much money as possible. But what we discussed last class that's very important is. Wealth and money are..."
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"...grow as fast as possible. So I put it in a stock market. Okay. And that's just how people behave. The problem is that..."
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"...open a restaurant. Or you could choose to invest in the stock market. If you open a restaurant. You will make at most $20,000..."
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"...I can put all my money, into, real estate, or the stock market. Where should I put my money? I can, I can open..."
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"...what led to world war ii was first of all 1929 stock market crash where you know billions of savings were wiped out we..."
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