An idea from On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation

The labour rule bends when goods need different amounts of machinery, or take longer to reach the market. A good that waits 2 years before it sells has to earn profit on the waiting. The bend is real, but it is a few percent at most.

From On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation by David Ricardo

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