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Politically speaking, is it reasonable to model the economy as a zero-sum game?
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>>134263321
>can have unicode in filenames
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With the potential for infinite growth? Not really
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Absolute not you retarded leaf. If that were true we would have never advanced past the stone age. Economies create wealth, something that didnt exist before the economy itself. Capitalism literally incentivizes people to create and innovate, thus adding to what was before.
This is easily demonstrated by the concept of money gaining value, granted a stable money supply, as the economy grows the purchasing power of one monetary unit increases.
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>>134263742
>With the potential for infinite growth? Not really
Yes, but growth at whose expense?
Look at how much had to be taken from Africa for the West to develop what it has now.
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>>134264554
>Look at how much had to be taken from Africa for the West to develop what it has now.
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>>134264705
What's so funny? Have you never seen this infographic?
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>>134263321
Wow it's been awhile eh faggot. Stop coming back here with MUH "don't use wealth as an example" leaf
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>>134265116
Those should be nigger migrants, not coins.
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>>134263321
Yes, because quality of life for the most part is zero sum. People weren't any less happy in the medieval times. Everything is based on how you are doing relative to other people.
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>>134263751
>Absolute not you retarded leaf. If that were true we would have never advanced past the stone age. Economies create wealth, something that didnt exist before the economy itself. Capitalism literally incentivizes people to create and innovate, thus adding to what was before.
>This is easily demonstrated by the concept of money gaining value, granted a stable money supply, as the economy grows the purchasing power of one monetary unit increases.
You lost me pretty early on in your post, how does any of this take into account the so-called 'economic losers' ?
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>>134265750
You mean the economic losers on welfare with flat screen tvs and iphones, or do you mean the economic losers in africa with skyrocketing birthrates and unlimited good aid with air conditioners to boot?
All ships rise, relatively.
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>>134263321
It is if you want votes.
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