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You can only make money if you produce value. If you stop producing value because your old industries decline/collapse and you miss out on new industries, your
by pptr 3mo ago
You can only make money if you produce value. If you stop producing value because your old industries decline/collapse and you miss out on new industries, your wealth will trend towards that of a third world country.
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- Yeask 3mo agoItaly sells bags made in China for 5k. We know how to produce value.
- LastTrain 3mo agoYes there are those two very extreme things and then there is every position in between.
- noddybear 3mo agoMaybe. I would contend that wealth accumulation over the long term is a function of the strength of local institutions e.g educational, judiciary etc. This is effectively the thesis of ‘Why nations fail’. Europes relative decline will only continue if the institutions of the US (and others) continue to be robust and healthy. I am not sure if this can be relied on into the future.