Full Idea
The supreme commandment of the rich is 'invest!', and the supreme commandment of the rest of us is 'buy!'
Gist of Idea
In capitalism the rich invest, and the rest of us go shopping
Source
Yuval Noah Harari (Sapiens: brief history of humankind [2014], 17 'Age')
A Reaction
Hence not only do the rich get much richer, while most of us remain roughly where we were, but there is a huge gulf between the investors and the non-investors. Encouraging small investors is a step forward.
Book Reference
Harari,Yuval Noah: 'Sapiens: a brief history of Humankind' [Vintage 2014], p.390