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> people who just seem to collect mansions and yachts

You skipped a couple of steps. The full process goes like this:

1. Hire someone to produce something. Pay then $X.

2. Sell the the thing they produced back to them for $Y where Y>X.

3. Pocket $(Y-X)

4. Use some of the proceeds to pay lobbyists to pressure legislators to pass laws that make it illegal for anyone else to enter your market

5. Buy yacht



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