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The reason I mentioned "free market" was to not consider gaining money through theft, fraud, extortion, blackmail, etc. In a free market economy, one creates value and then exchanges that value for money. This means that in order for one person to get wealthy, it is not necessary for them to drain wealth from others. Equal value is exchanged. In other words, one gets wealthy by making the pie bigger, not taking other…
At least one of us is very confused. In a free market, of course one can get wealthy by growing the pie. But one can also get wealthy without growing the pie, even when illegal or blatantly unethical actions are not involved. For instance, consider a country with a perfectly free market, in which many of the people enjoy betting on horse races. These bets use a tote system, which means in effect that the odds are set…
People who engage in gambling, such as on horses, do so voluntarily. This means that they believe they are getting value for their money blown, even if you don't see the point in gambling yourself.
A lot of gamblers find gambling to be highly entertaining, even when losing. Personally, I find it dull.