#surplus

In order for a society to survive, it must generate a sufficient level of physical production both to meet its current needs, and to produce a surplus for upgrading its productive powers. ↗

— Robert Trout

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#current #generate #level #meet #must

How in heaven's name can a nation with a $1 trillion surplus threaten so much scientific research so vital to its future? ↗

— David R. Gergen

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#heaven #how #much #name #nation

The rich get richer. Not only because they have surpluses with which to invest, but because of the overriding emotional release they experience from having wealth. ↗

— Stuart Wilde

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#emotional #experience #get #having #invest