Okay so a man in the field picks corn, gets paid for his work, which is less than the corn is worth, people buy the corn

the fair amount

but if he picks extra corn, he can enjoy that extra corn.

And if I'm right that stimulates the economy?

Is that right?

Just trying to understand the economy.

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swirlie · 31-35

No, if he picks extra corn he only gets paid a percentage of what the extra corn is worth, no different than he was paid for the first lot of corn he picked.

The difference is, he sold his time for the acquisition of more money, but his time was worth more than the money he earned by picking that extra corn. This is because he can never renew his total allotment of time on this earth, whereas next year a band new crop of corn will grow from seeds harvested from the previous year's crop, but his lost time is gone forever.

That is not what stimulates the economy, that is what 'placing too low a value on one's time' does to keep a person poor.

Hireath · 36-40, M

@swirlie You are damn smart.

swirlie · 31-35

@Hireath
Who, me?

Hireath · 36-40, M

@swirlie dont make me dream like that.
you know dreams fall flat.

swirlie · 31-35

@Hireath
Not for me they don't fall flat! Dream what you want then make it so!

Hireath · 36-40, M

@swirlie But that means I have to work out 3 days a week.

swirlie · 31-35

@Hireath
Why do you have to do that?

Hireath · 36-40, M

@swirlie for a stable economy.

swirlie · 31-35

@Hireath
What does working out have to do with a stable economy?

Hireath · 36-40, M

@swirlie If a man fit he can farm more grain.

swirlie · 31-35

@Hireath
What does that have to do with meeting the woman of your dreams?

Hireath · 36-40, M

@swirlie Women like big muscles.

swirlie · 31-35

@Hireath
No we don't!

Hireath · 36-40, M

@swirlie You do
and it makes sense

a man can better protect his family this way.

swirlie · 31-35

@Hireath
You are obviously not an American!