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Re:The Rate of Return on Everything, 1870–2015 [pdf] by anonymous5133 on Sunday May 05, 2019 @09:16PM (#19836145)
You just "spend" it on "non-productive" assets like art, gold coins, jewelry....these sorts of things.
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Re:The Rate of Return on Everything, 1870–2015 [pdf] by peanutz454 on Sunday May 05, 2019 @10:05PM (#19836310)
Is housing, like Gold Coins also a non-productive asset?
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Re:The Rate of Return on Everything, 1870–2015 [pdf] by hedoban on Monday May 06, 2019 @02:41AM (#19837301)
No - its production is either the rent your tenant pays you, or the money you save by not paying rent, if you live in it yourself.
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