There can be no greater error then in supposing that capital is increased by non-consumption.
David RicardoAfter all the fertile land in the immediate neighbourhood of the first settlers were cultivated, if capital and population increased, more food would be required, and it could only be procured from land not so advantageously situated.
David RicardoIf a tax on malt would raise the price of beer, a tax on bread must raise the price of bread.
David Ricardo