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Yup. For every loss of a dollar there is a gain of a buck in a short position somewhere.



This is definitely not true. Value can be added to the economy and value can be lost from the economy. The size of the pie is not fixed.


Specifically, when a substantial portion of the economy is not doing anything at all you can’t just magically come up with the difference.




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