An idea from The Theory of Moral Sentiments

A rich man’s stomach holds no more than a peasant’s, so his money feeds cooks, builders and servants. He is “led by an invisible hand” to spread the necessities of life almost evenly. That was a hopeful 1759 guess. Food, health and lifespan are nowhere near evenly shared today.

From The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith

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