maybe real 'wealth creation' happens because of things like basic science, open engineering platforms, mathematics. soil in which myriad new things can grow. n

maybe real 'wealth creation' happens because of things like basic science, open engineering platforms, mathematics. soil in which myriad new things can grow. nothing is created when someone hires some guards and puts up a tollbooth on an existing road. so i guess i depends on which of these two scenarios you consider 'economic'