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💡 Beyond Human Capital: A Lesson for Planners

For decades, economists told us income reflects “human capital” — that the wealthy earn more because they’re more productive. But as Blair Fix shows, this is a myth. Productivity isn’t an isolated trait. It’s social, collective, and shaped by power structures.

As planners, our job is not to reinforce inequality but to empower people — nurturing health, knowledge, self-discipline, and caring as true sources of wealth.

It’s time to move from extraction to empowerment.

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For decades, human capital theory has dominated the way economists explain income and productivity. It suggests that individuals who earn more do so because they are more productive — their skills,…

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