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Wealth inequality starts at birth. Lawmakers debate whether child savings accounts can help

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/21/lawmakers-debate-if-child-savings-accounts-may-reduce-wealth-inequality.html
FuckyWucky [none/use name] - 1.6yr

“In this case, checks from the government fueled more inflation than they did wealth building,” he said.

Fuck off. I hate these people, all of them should be thrown into a woodchipper. Monetarist nonsense.

What an annoying fucking article. Really shows the bourgeois disdain for the poor, that even the thought of a tiny crumb of basic income is shut down with the excuse of "inflation".

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filister @lemmy.world - 1.5yr

My parents lost all their savings due to hyperinflation. I can't imagine how crushing this could be to a parent. All your life you have saved some money, putting them every month to a savings account in a bank, just to wake up one day and realise that they have disappeared.

Back then I didn't realise how bad it is, but now as an adult, I can only imagine how they felt back then. Life sucks and fucks you up a lot.

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LemoineFairclough @sh.itjust.works - 1.0yr

I'm not sure why a parent would want to contribute to an account that isn't a UGMA/UTMA custodial account or 529 savings plan. I'd be interested in how to "receive federal contributions" though.

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