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Article #281Re: Do we need 12 million to pick lettuce?
From: Michael Scheltgen
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 08:36
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 08:36
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Robert Kolker wrote: > 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. It is one factor that larger countries have in their favour that smaller ones do not. > 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. Most "great ideas" are developed independently by more than one person. But what does that have to do with infrastructure, democracy, excellent education, health, and justice systems?
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