Poverty vs Inequality, Value is created and not zero-sum

“Economists speak of a “lump fallacy” or “physical fallacy” in which a finite amount of wealth has existed since the beginning of time, like a lode of gold, and people have been fighting over how to divide it up ever since.4 Among the brainchildren of the Enlightenment is the realization that wealth is created.” (Steven Pinker, Enlightenment Now)

Value is created and not zero-sum (and value ~ wealth)

Value is created and not zero-sum