3 Nephi 6
Notice that there were many, lawyers, officers, and merchants. In other words, there were many people who did not produce anything for their livelihood. Merchants depend on the movement of goods, regardless of the real value of the goods. There is some benefit in having some merchants, judges, and officers, but too many of them leads away from a healthy production society. That’s where we are – we have whole professions dedicated to doing nothing but helping people spend money so they can take a cut of the proceeds.