An idea from Das Kapital, Volume I

If every trade swaps things of equal value, trading alone can’t make anyone richer. One side’s gain would just be the other side’s loss. So where does the extra £10 come from, when everything is bought and sold at its value?

From Das Kapital, Volume I by Karl Marx

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