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Right; with the notable exception of value provided by governments, which largely comes out of the pockets of the working class.



"Money coming out of pockets" isn't evidence that value is "taken" from anywhere. The more cooperative exchanges of value we have, the more valuable and prosperous our economies are.


This reminds me of PG's essay: http://www.paulgraham.com/wealth.html

"A surprising number of people retain from childhood the idea that there is a fixed amount of wealth in the world."




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