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Economies not only produce, they also take. For example, two free people could engage in free trade where one is holding a gun and the other voluntarily gives u
by dustingetz 6y ago
Economies not only produce, they also take. For example, two free people could engage in free trade where one is holding a gun and the other voluntarily gives up their wallet. At scale we call that a Trade Agreement.
- saagarjha 6y agoI'm unsure where you're going with this comment?
- dustingetz 6y agoI'm saying an empire's wealth in large part is a function of it's military - in modern times, that would be the USA aircraft carriers parked off the persian gulf and china https://news.usni.org/category/fleet-tracker https://news.usni.org/category/fleet-tracker