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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus
The entire world economy is a pyramid scheme. Otherwise, why would anyone want the economy to grow?
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That ... I ... just ...holy crap. The sheer amount of ignorance in those two sentences is almost more than I can fathom.
Economics is not a zero-sum game. Every dollar earned is not "taken" from somebody. It is possible, in fact, it is the norm, for free markets to increase in the general prosperity of ALL involved. That's what it means to "grow the economy."
Lord, I hope you were just being sarcastic.