Best way to make raise employee's wages: competition between employers. For that we need more employers. For that we need more startups. For that we need more founders and entrepreneurs.

Competition is great, but at all levels.

Wealth creation is not zero-sum. Read PG's essay: http://paulgraham.com/wealth.html

Also some investment books: "A Random Walk Down Wall Street" "Rich Dad Poor Dad" "The Millionaire Next Door" https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Bogleheads%C2%AE_investment_...

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