Fox, WSJ's Freeman Ignore Economists To Dispute Economic Benefits of Unemployment Insurance

[Bill USA]

2. Steve Jobs has been justly celebrated for his creativity and entrepreneurial skills ... But

there would never have been a DOW 30 Apple without many millions of 95%ers with money to shell out ~$3,000 - $4,000 (in the 1980s) for a personal computer. He still would have been just as clever but without buyers for your product (and new products often sell at a premium, let's not forget) no matter how clever you are, you're going to find it hard to be a big success and make tons of money in the process.

the skipper of the boat (or the designer/builder) thinks it's all his doing. But consumer spending is the wind that fills the sails and enables the 'boat' to go anywhere.