• I Cast Fist
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    310 months ago

    Wealth of Nations isn’t really a “society manifesto”, at least the 1st book. It goes to great lengths to compare and explain how and why things are valued/priced as they are. Hell, there’s even a bit where Adam Smith claims the ideal salary should be twice what a man needs to sustain himself and his family, such that the extra money would be used to acquire more goods or services, thus making the economy grow.

    • wanderingmagus
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      110 months ago

      Surprisingly based for the supposed founder of capitalism.