Ep424: What if wealth is more than gold and silver?

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Let’s have a gander at the physiocrats, a French movement that considered farming to be more important than gold.

Here’s an article about the Physiocrats.

Here’s something on hunter gather energy use and food intake.

Here’s a thumbnail sketch of the history of agriculture.

Here’s an article about how hunter gatherers may actually have worked less than farmers, or even modern nine to five folks.

And in case you thought fake news was a new thing, here’s an article about an old conspiracy theory that helped fuel the French revolution.