• wpb@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    This is a logical error.

    Over 55s own about 73%

    What this number establishes is that a significant portion of the owning class is over 55. What it doesn’t show is that the boomers are the ownership class. If one guy over 55 owns 75% of the country, you still end up with

    Over 55s own about 73%

    being true. You’re focussing on the wrong group of people.

    Here’s a fact:

    Households with a white householder hold roughly 80% of the nation’s total wealth

    Does this mean we should be mad at white people?