By definition, the average person consumes as much as they produce. Generally speaking, the poorer someone is, the more they produce relative to what they consu

By definition, the average person consumes as much as they produce. Generally speaking, the poorer someone is, the more they produce relative to what they consume. Making life better for producers improves the lot of the poor; making life better for consumes improves it for the overconsumers (i.e. the rich).