There is no way of keeping profits up but by keeping wages down.

David Ricardo

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Topic

Wages Labor Profits Zero sum thinking Capitalism Economic theory

Author

David Ricardo

Source

On Protection to Agriculture

Medium

Essay

Genre

Economic literature

Language

English

Time

1822 1820s 19th century

Occupation

Economist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Ricardo, David. On Protection to Agriculture. London: John Murray, 1822.

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