A country that makes money lying down is the United States, which makes money by licensing patents to other countries. As a developed country, America's economy drives the development of science and technology, and it also makes money with science and technology. The United States has invented many advanced things, leading many countries, but other countries have demand for this technology, so the United States collects patent licensing fees by authorizing a patent to other countries. This is how the United States makes money by collecting patent fees!
And Japan. Japan is a developed country in Asia, where earthquakes and volcanoes often occur. Japan's economic development is compared with that of the United States. Japan's electrical appliances and automobile industries are second to none in the world. Toyota and Honda, which we are very familiar with, used to be big brothers in this kind of industry. Of course, the United States, which is also a developed country, is not willing to suppress it, so Japan's economic development has stagnated. Japan. Japan's Lost Twenty Years? .
You know, it's been 20 years, and Japan doesn't seem to have been hit hard yet. The normal life in Japan is still very good. The reason is that Japan's economy has another source, that is, investment. Japan's overseas investment is very large, even ranking first in the world, which is one of the reasons why Japan's economy is stagnant.
Both countries can make money lying down, and they are not just pies of the world. They can make money by their strong national strength, so they can make money by lying down with their strong enough ability.