The key distinction to keep in mind is that the number who own any stock, and the extent to which ownership is concentrated, are two different things. Lots of people own some stock, but most stock is owned by a relative few.
mbs
-----Original Message----- From: owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com [mailto:owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com]On Behalf Of J Cullen Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 2:40 PM To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com Subject: Percentage of stockholders
Can any of you answer this query?
-- Jim Cullen
The Progressive Populist
>Given the amount of damagew done in the name of "the
>stockholders" I have become
>curious about how many of them there actually are. I
>have been scouring the Internet to
>find the statistic and ended up at your site.
>
>Could you steer me to an answer to the question: "What
>percentage of American citizens
>are stockholders?"
>
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Email: jcullen at austin.rr.com
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