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Originally Posted by Warhammer
I guess my point is that at one time, someone made their money creating something new. That is how they earned their money. That, or they just worked harder than the next guy. In any case, most wealth can be traced to someone that was just a guy in a factory somewhere.
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While true, one must also remember that society allowed him to do so. If the society decided intellectual property wasn't worth protecting, the guy who created something new perhaps doesn't get the worth of what he created.
Basically, individuals don't exist in a vacuum. The society is instrumental in their creation of wealth, from the workers who help him create the wealth, to the rules of society that protect his innovations from theft by others.