I would say that any activity that adds value to an existing object generates wealth. If you take a tree, cut it down, debark it, saw it into timber, and kiln-dry it, it is worth more than it was as a tree. Or at least its more utile.
Where was the tree grown?
15 posted on 05/14/2016 5:35:25 AM PDT by central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)