"That’s a key distinction – we want pressure on the rich and wealth-holders to do something with their wealth. Invest it, build and not just stockpile it. This isn’t making the wealthy feel happy so they’ll invest, it is putting pressure on the wealthy."
Yes do something, anything with your money. Here are ultra-low rates: Make faulty investments. Speculate in commodities, find a real estate bubble to inflate Turn the United States into a hedge fund--low US rates lead to risky portfolio abroad; foreign central banks respond to currency appreciation by purchasing US government bonds. Or perhaps commit yourself fully to privatizing public eduction. Corey Robin is asking a difficult question in a time of panic. There may well be misplaced confidence in what the wealthy do with their money as pressure is put on them. There is also little concern with the impacts on small savers.
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