In a recent report, the Bank of England argued that rising house prices do not create genuine wealth in aggregate.
We know that an economy built on reckless speculation, inflated home prices and maxed-out credit cards does not create lasting wealth.
The goal of free trade or voluntary exchange is not to create jobs but to create wealth.
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Gold mining stocks, with their ability to share profits by distributing dividends, not only preserve wealth, but also create wealth.
Norman's case for market capitalism did not rest merely on its ability to create wealth, but on its capacity to advance individual freedom.
Those who have yet to buy a home suffer a loss of purchasing power, so rising prices redistribute wealth, they do not create it.
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia president Charles Plosser said in Italy Thursday that the central banks of the world cannot create wealth and said central banks do not have the tools to fix the present economic and financial problems in the major industrialized countries.
Free capital, not charity, gave Buffett the opportunity to create trillions of wealth through his keen eye for economy-enhancing business concepts, and it's what Gates accessed in order to transform the world with Microsoft software.
Mr Blair said he would take on both the "old left" and the "Tory right" to make "the changes necessary for Britain's long-term strength, so that we can create a society where opportunity and wealth are not just for the privileged few but for all our people".
He believes in redistributing wealth, not in policies that grow our economy and create jobs.
Even if monetary policy can create short-term jobs, we should not let the Fed decide how much wealth to take from savers and people on fixed incomes to increase employment.
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And on the other hand, the Hinkley project on its own would create vast numbers of jobs, wealth and tax revenues - at a time when there is not exactly a surplus of big new investments being made in the UK's flatlining economy.
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