re: This is why business owners/entrepreneurs do not like democrats very much

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Consumers are certainly more important.

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This is true in the aggregate, but not at the individual level.

For the sake of argument, let's say Coca-Cola's product cannot be replicated. Something happens to the company and it collapses. The product is lost, and demand for soft drinks is likely to dip, although, obviously, Pepsi and the smalls will be there to offer their competing product. I use Coca-Cola, because the product existed before all of its consumers were even born, so the demand could not have created the product.

Compare that to the loss of an individual or even a decent chunk of Coke's customers. Sure, they don't want to lose customers, here and there, but it isn't the end of the world for Coke (or Pepsi) for that matter.

But, if nobody wanted Coca-Cola's products, they would disappear from the marketplace due to lack of demand.

Now that we're in this - this is a much better philosophical postulate than chicken or egg.