When thinking of a citizen’s propensity towards excess in monetary gains, which we refer to as profit, Bernard Mandeville saw luxury spending as a form of great and equalizing, redistribution of profit. He believed such spending was a means to express this wealth upon society. Mandeville claims that in his time,
When thinking of a citizen’s propensity towards excess in monetary gains, which we refer to as profit, Bernard Mandeville saw luxury spending as a form of great and equalizing, redistribution of profit. He believed such spending was a means to express this wealth upon society. Mandeville claims that in his time,