But it is only for the sake of profit that any man employs a capital in the support of industry; and he will always, therefore, endeavour to employ it in the support of that industry of which the produce is likely to be of the greatest value, or to exchange for the greatest quantity either of money or of other goods. (484)
This is coming in late so I'll make it quick. I want to make it clear that my problem is not attributed to Adama Smith; he seems to be a scientist commenting on the present system. But, as I was arguing with one of my friends who is a stuanch libertarian, I have a problem with a system that thrives off of human self-interest, and when I made this point, he stated: "greed is a natural human trait." I want to rehash Rousseau's question: "Is greed a result of a natural tendency or is it a result of a current society?" We have advanced beyond imagination under this system, but there have been other effects...
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