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Re:The Rate of Return on Everything, 1870–2015 [pdf] by crazygringo on Sunday May 05, 2019 @11:53PM (#19836726)
Despite the parent, it's never been an argument that owning is better than working, or anything at all to do with individual people at the micro scale.

The argument is when returns are greater than growth, societal inequality increases because the "haves" continue to hold on to their wealth, essentially creating a kind of permanent upper-class, that isn't based on merit the way it should be under capitalism, and that this (arguably) feels fundamentally unfair.

Re:The Rate of Return on Everything, 1870–2015 [pdf] by littlestymaar on Monday May 06, 2019 @02:33AM (#19837280)
Capitalism had never been about merit. The word “Capitalism” is even a word coined by socialists in the 19th century which means « some people (the capitalists) are owning the means of production and keep all the wealth »