The sentiment that humans are the ultimate resource is commonly believed, but you have to look at it like a business. If you have a factory, then the production

The sentiment that humans are the ultimate resource is commonly believed, but you have to look at it like a business. If you have a factory, then the production line is your ultimate resource. You need to invest in it to increase production later. But you come to a point where you want to retire, so you skip investing and elect to take a dividend instead. That's where the U.S. is now. The capitalist/owner class is taking profits at the expense of the future.