If you have a head on your shoulders, you can preserve a lot of wealth simply by existing in this top 10% without falling prey to overconsumption

90% of America lives without buying a ton of excess crap. You can, too.

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WSJ: "The top 10% of earners in the U.S. now account for 49.7% of all spending, a record in data going back to 1989. Three decades ago, they accounted for about 36%."

It is surging stock and property markets that seem to drive their disproportionate spending.…

Michael Pettis

If you have a head on your shoulders, you can preserve a lot of wealth simply by existing in this top 10% without falling prey to overconsumption

90% of America lives without buying a ton of excess crap. You can, too. 

https://x.com/michaelxpettis/status/1893924998190113019

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