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Message: <blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 6114583" data-attributes="member: 24302">10% owning so much stock because they are business owners who receive the stock when they incorporate their business.  Up to them to make business succeed so that they can list stock on an exchange which allows others to buy stock from them directly in an IPO(Initial Public Offering).  That stock is then traded on the exchange.  You seem to have the idea that wealthy.people have bought.up most of the stock for themselves.  Business owners who've incorporated and are listed on an exchange keep enough of their stock to be the controlling owner in the company.  So again, you've demonstrated a lack of understanding of how the system works.</blockquote>