I've got a million dollar idea!!!

Yes!!!  I have an idea guaranteed to make a $1,000,000!!!
 
I'm willing to share the idea too.  For this information I think $100 is fair, don't you?*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*The actual method will be disseminated once 10,000 people have requested and paid for the information.

I can as soon as someone sends me their $100...

Money, it's a crime
Share it fairly but don't take a slice of my pie
Money, so they say
Is the root of all evil today
But if you ask for a rise it's no surprise that they're giving none away

eph221
I could give you a long trope using neo-freudian structuralism about morality and money but it's....  (controversial).  In fact this post might be controversial because I mentioned it was controversial!  What a great country!

Oh, c'mon.  Go ahead.  I haven't TL;DRed for a few days 

Mesh
Money will generally make you "comfortable", but it won't bring you happiness or peace of heart. I personally know of 2 multi-millionaires who have more money than they know what to do with (externally), but inwardly, they're a complete mess......it's quite sad.   

Yes, I work for one such. A couple of million quid tied up in classic cars and can't sleep at night.

The idea that money can be horded resulting in a starved economy is wrong.  The amount of money in our economy is not finite.
 
The vast amount of "money" that gets horded is money on paper (not to be confused with paper money) anyway.

Circulation isn't hampered by accumulation.  Circulation is hampered by lack of borrowing.  Money in our economy is borrowed into existence. 

Money does not directly buy you happiness, but it does buy you freedom. And happiness is much easier to achieve when you have that.

The best freedom that money buys you is the freedom to tell anyone you like to f*** off.

BobF
Circulation isn't hampered by accumulation.  Circulation is hampered by lack of borrowing.  Money in our economy is borrowed into existence. 

Well, it's good to know that I'm having a discussion with someone who actually has a clue!  Most people don't understand how money is created.  However, I still stand by my point.  Without enough money to go around people can't borrow because they won't be able to show the ability to pay back the loan.  How the Fed killed most of the middle class (including me) back in 2008-9 included having the banks STOP all lending for a bit.  The reason there was a huge problem and the banks had to be bailed out stemmed from over-leveraging the borrowing process.  Originally, if someone deposited a dollar into a bank that institution would lend out nine dollars.  As those loans got paid back with "real" money and wealth was created (a HUGE point missed by socialists).  What caused the problem however, was when a bank lent money to another bank.  So now one "real" dollar got deposited, then nine were lent from one bank to another and that second institution then lent out 81 dollars which was based on one real dollar.  Unfortunately, (or by Fed design to create a collapse), these new loans were risky and very unsecured consisting mostly of real estate to people who couldn't pay back the loans and who had only put up between 0% and 5% down.  When everything came to a head and all banks stopped lending, the foreclosures started (a lot more happened, but that's the quick gist of it).  
 
Once it was all done, banks owned 1/3 of all residential properties (when they're not supposed to own any) and the Fed had managed to make TRILLIONS (which still can't be accounted for).  Since the banks themselves weren't the ones making the money, they had to be bailed out.  The reason the very top bank executives somehow still ended up with multi-million dollar bonuses is because they did exactly what the Fed wanted.  Almost everyone I know that got waxed blames the banks or the government, but it's really above them and, yes, they ARE hoarding it.

So...if they get the 81 dollars back, will it all be OK?

BobF
Did you know that all Fed profits get given to the Treasury?

They should, but they don't.  There's currently SIX TRILLION missing and unaccounted for.  There are videos out there of Congressmen inquiring about it but getting stone-walled.  In one, the top financial investigator the government has is asked about this and she admits that even her office doesn't have the authority to investigate the Fed (pretty much implying that they are untouchable).

jamesg1213
So...if they get the 81 dollars back, will it all be OK?

Only if the next shiny VST is on sale.
 
Otherwise......