The wealthier you are the more bonds as well, I assume.  We just heard
on the  news that bondage is healthy.


Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
Chico, CA 95929
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Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 12:46 PM
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Subject: Re: [Pen-l] Re: financial melt-down

Perelman, Michael wrote:
> Are you sure about that, Jim?  About the rich being more heavily into
> stocks?

I don't have the stats here, but the higher one's income and total
wealth, the more stock ownership one has, all else constant.

> Remember the account of Clinton getting warned about the importance of
> pleasing the bond market?

I'm sure that he wanted to keep the stock market happy too.
-- 
Jim Devine / "Nobody told me there'd be days like these / Strange days
indeed -- most peculiar, mama." -- JL.
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