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David Deutsch says wealth is the repertoire of physical transformation: Is cutting the forest in Indonesia for palm oil creating wealth?

Another example: Draining the Ogallala acquifer to irrigate wealth lands in the Western U.S. creating wealth?

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    pat gilbert 100+

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    Nov 24 2012: It is a false value when bubbles are created as with ethanol, housing, education, all influenced by the government.
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      Lejan . 30+

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      Nov 25 2012: Yet caused by lobbyism of the corrupt system of capitalism...
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        pat gilbert 100+

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        Nov 25 2012: And do the lobbyists do their work in the free market or through government?
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          Nov 25 2012: Lobbyists are manipulation specialists on the payroll of private companies.

          They intoxicate democratic governments and their parties. They undermine the core idea of the common good and shift it towards the source of financial power.

          Lobbyists do their work not because of a 'free market', they do their work due to the misuse of the freedom of 'democracy'.

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