In the same manner if any nation wasted part of its wealth, or lost part of its trade, … - David Ricardo

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Most of the world is fooling about, especially the people who think they control the world and the community. The presidents, the politicians, the military, etc. , are all jerking about, acting as if they are Lord over their own domains. That's basically Problem One on the planet.

David Ricardo

In the same manner if any nation wasted part of its wealth, or lost part of its trade, it could not retain the same quantity of circulating medium which it before possessed.

Wealth, Lost, Trade, Quantity, Possessed

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During the period of capital moving from one employment to another, the profits on that to which capital is flowing will be relatively high, but will continue so no longer than till the requisite capital is obtained.

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Profits might also increase, because improvements might take place in agriculture, or in the implements of husbandry, which would augment the produce with the same cost of production.

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But it is clear that the price of labour has no necessary connection with the price of food, since it depends entirely on the supply of labourers compared with the demand.

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A BOUNTY on the exportation of corn tends to lower its price to the foreign consumer, but it has no permanent effect on its price in the home market.

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But a tax on luxuries would no other effect than to raise their price. It would fall wholly on the consumer, and could neither increase wages nor lower profits.

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