A quotation from Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
Essay (1759-09-08), The Idler, No. 73

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#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #samueljohnson #avarice #greed #honors #knowledge #mercantilism #riches #virtue #wealth #wealthiness

It is sort of absurd that in this day and age, countries that grow cocoa are nonentities for chocolate products, while countries where it's hard to even grow it in a lab are world-famous for theirs.
(The author is actually slightly allergic to cocoa and doesn't consume any, but is still annoyed)

#mercantilism

On this day, 250 years ago, Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith laid the first groundwork for classical economics with his magnum opus, The Wealth of Nations, which challenged the prevailing European attitude favoring mercantilism. A full copy can be read on Wikisource (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations).

#year1776 #AdamSmith #classicalEconomics #freeMarkets #liberalism #mercantilism #TheWealthOfNations

5 Trump #Saudi grifts revealed

Scale & scope of presidential #mercantilism is breathtaking

#Trump family & business partners collected $320 million in fees from new #cryptocurrency, brokered overseas real estate deals worth billions of dollars & are opening exclusive club in Washington called Executive Branch charging $500,000 apiece to join, all in the past few months alone

https://thedemlabs.org/2025/11/23/trump-saudi-grifts/

#corruption #DictatorTrump #tyrant #DementiaDon #violence #mafia #traitor #ComradeKrasnov

#FX - #Mercantilism – CA-Surplus Obsession

Real Devaluation versus Fair Competition

Why the #krone is weak despite #Norway’s wealth

https://acemaxxanalytics.substack.com/p/real-devaluation-versus-fair-competition

On 23 July, the US president issued an Executive Order 'Promoting the Export of the American AI Technology Stack'. It provides for US federal financing tools, such as 'direct loans and loan guarantees', 'equity investments' and 'co-financing' to promote the export of American AI technologies and standards.

@EUCommission: thank you for your attention to this matter under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (#fsr)

#mercantilism #broligarchy #exportsubsidies