When value is determined not by specific metrics, but rather by the market mechanism of supply and demand, value becomes simply “in the eye of the beholder” and rents (unearned income) become confused with profits (earned income); inequality rises; and investment in the real economy falls.
Ceci renforce la notion, qui tend à la normalisation des inégalités, selon laquelle que ceux qui gagnent beaucoup d'argent doivent créer beaucoup de valeur.