> What a rich guy in another country bought, a poor guy in this country sold for profit. The dominant political order for much of recent human history was feud

> What a rich guy in another country bought, a poor guy in this country sold for profit. The dominant political order for much of recent human history was feudalism. The poor guy didn't sell his wares in a free market. The poor guy's wares were the property of his feudal Lord who was the primary beneficiary of this trade. The poor guy remained just that - poor.