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Old 07-01-2010, 10:40 PM  
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Originally Posted by woj View Post
Can you clarify how wealth is created when nothing is "produced, made, created or worked for"? there are 3 parties, alice, bob, and charlie, all start off with $100...
then:
A gives $100 to B
B gives $100 to C
C gives $100 back to A

All end up with $100, just like they started, no useful goods or services were exchanged, money was simply moved around, where/how exactly was the wealth created?

If you move money around AND create some useful good/service while you are at it, then yea, wealth is created... but if you JUST move money around without creating anything I don't see how wealth would be created...
QFT.... Was waiting for someone with economic knowledge to come into this thread.
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