I was referring to a mechanism of taking in investment or capital to generate a return on that investment through some positive generation process (prototypical example: manufacturing.)
But you're technically right: if you're just using money to steal / suck resources away from somewhere else, with no net positive or even a net negative on the whole, then I agree with you.
I was referring to a mechanism of taking in investment or capital to generate a return on that investment through some positive generation process (prototypical example: manufacturing.)
But you're technically right: if you're just using money to steal / suck resources away from somewhere else, with no net positive or even a net negative on the whole, then I agree with you.