Quote Originally Posted by FoxyAreku View Post
I disagree with this very strongly. It's good for the economy for everyone to have specific things only they can make, as it gives everyone something special they can sell. It may hurt people who want to be self-sufficient and make everything but as long as it's not something that's required (which, it never will be), you can just sell your specialist crafts to buy someone else's. It works out beautifully, I think.
Less competition means higher prices. Higher prices means goods don't move as fast, which means less profit over time. That in turn means the Specialist can buy fewer things.

Reducing the number of people who can make and then sell things hurts the economy, rather than helping it.