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Re:Pyrrhic Victory by pjc50 on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @10:37AM (#23551929)
Why are people entitled to a positive return on capital, a particular form of unearned income?
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Re:Pyrrhic Victory by stickfigure on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @11:54AM (#23552857)
People are entitled to allocate their savings as they choose. It naturally gravitates to positive returns.
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Re:Pyrrhic Victory by peterwoerner on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @11:10AM (#23552357)
Its not some much they are entitled to it, but rather that if they don't get positive return on capital, it loses value because of inflation.

Edit: spelling

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