Algebra & Money

After applying some simple algebra to some trite phrases and cliches,
 a new understanding can be reached of the secret to wealth and success.

 Here it goes.

          Knowledge is Power;
          Time is Money;
 and as every engineer knows,
          Power is Work over Time.

 So, substituting algebraic equations for these time worn bits of wisdom,
 we get:
          K = P    (1)
          T = M    (2)
          P = W/T  (3)

 Now, do a few simple substitutions:

          Put W/T in for P in equation (1), which yields:
          K = W/T  (4)

 Put M in for T into equation (4), which yields:

          K = W/M  (5).

 Now we've got something.  Expanding back into English, we get:

          Knowledge equals Work over Money.

 What this MEANS is that:

          1. The More You Know, the More Work You Do, and
          2. The More You Know, the Less Money You Make.

 Solving for Money, we get:

           M = W/K  (6)
          Money equals Work Over Knowledge.

 From equation (6) we see that Money approaches infinity as Knowledge
 approaches 0, regardless of the Work done.

 What THIS MEANS is:

          The More you Make, the Less you Know.

 Solving for Work, we get

          W = M K  (7)
          Work equals Money times Knowledge

 From equation (7) we see that Work approaches 0 as Knowledge approaches
 0.

 What THIS MEANS is:

          The stupid rich do little or no work.

 Working out the socioeconomic implications of this breakthrough is left
 as an exercise for the reader.