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Article #280Re: Do we need 12 million to pick lettuce?
From: Robert Kolker
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 09:03
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 09:03
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Michael Scheltgen wrote: > Just Cocky wrote: > >> On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 00:59:32 -0400, Just Cocky <just@cocky.com> wrote: >> >>> On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 23:32:14 -0500, Robert Kolker >>> <nowhere@nowhere.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Just Cocky wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Socialism. They are getting rid of it, though. >>>> >>>> >>>> Uganda has more people than Switzerland. Why isn't Uganda more >>>> wealthy than Switzerland? >>>> >>>> If you invoke the nature of the societies involved then you have >>>> contradicted your position that wealth is simply the product of a >>>> head count. >>>> >>> >>> Head count is a necessary but not sufficient condition for increased >>> wealth production. I'd expect this to be a no brainer but apparently >>> it isn't. >>> >> >> >> Let me clarify: all other things being equal, the more people a >> country has, the more wealth is created in it. >> >> How's that? > > > Absolutely. Economies of scale come into play for one. Economies of scale do not apply to scientific or artistic creativity. Creative productive folks are always small in number. The many are supported and lead by the few. How many people does it take to invent a light bulb? Answer: One --- Thomas Edison. Bob Kolker >
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