Originally Posted by u-Bob

"Thereby ignoring the fact that those funds would otherwise have been spent by the people who actually earned those funds (by producing products or delivering services other people valued and were willing to pay for) on things they actually value" -- u-Bob, 2011

Real economic growth, production of wealth is the the production of goods and services people actually want. Not of what a small group of people pretend to know is good for the rest.