[ZenGum]

I'm a bit late here, but I have two cents worth lying about, so here goes....

I agree with Dana's interpretation of the original intent of the quote, in its full context. It seems to be saying, sit down, working man, stop rocking the boat.

And yes, the economic pie is NOT a zero sum game, we seem agreed on that.

But yes and no, some rich people get rich by making the pie bigger. Some rich people get rich by enlarging their slice of the pie at the expense of others. I hazard the guess that *most* rich people do both, and aren't really too fussed about which they are doing at any particular time.

Carry on.