An idea from On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation

The price of a loaf of bread gets split three ways. Part goes to whoever owns the field, part to whoever put up the money to farm it, and part to the people who did the work. What decides the size of each part?

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

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