The uncontrolled maxim fails to take into account that a person who does not produce in an economic or political way makes a country poorer, not richer.
ðɪ ʌŋkəntɹˈoʊld mˈæksɪm fˈeɪlz tə tˈeɪk ˌɪntʊ ɐkˈaʊnt ðˌæɾə pˈɜːsən hˌuː dʌznˌɑːt pɹədˈuːs ɪn ɐn ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk ɔːɹ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl wˈeɪ mˌeɪks ɐ kˈʌntɹi pˈʊɹɹɚ, nˌɑːt ɹˈɪtʃɚ.