[...] Money makes money faster than people or companies can create value. The richest people and companies should, therefore, position themselves as far away from working or creating things, and as close to the money spigot, as possible.
good metaphor. on financial services dominating the economy
(a few pages later, he talks about Jack Welch instructing biz school students to "see productive industries as mere stepping-stones to becoming holding companies. The further up the money chain you can get—the more like a bank issuing money—the better")