Even Karl Marx used his stimulus payment to bet against professional traders

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When Karl Marx received a large bequeath from a friend who had died, he used some of the money to gamble on the stock exchange.

A huge stimulus payment, essentially.His wife, Jenny, had their new home in London redecorated and furnished.

In a letter to his maternal uncle, Lion Phillips, a wealthy Dutch businessman, he even bragged about his winnings. "It's a type of operation that makes small demands on one's time, and it's worthwhile running some risk in order to relieve the enemy of his money." "The time has come again when, with wit and very little money, it's possible to make money in London."The above story is recounted wonderfully by Francis Wheen, the British journalist, in his 1999 award-winning biography of Marx.

According to Hunt, Engels' probate at death revealed a stock portfolio worth more than £2 million in today's money.

 

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Just what I expect from my taxes, the ABC informing me about Karl Marx having a carbuncle near his penis.

'a large bequeath'!!! Oh dear, Our ABC, bequeath is a verb; bequest is the noun you need

Pure rubbish at taxpayer expense defund

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