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Re:Adam Smith did not mean what he is often made to say (1998) by MaxGanzII on Sunday March 13, 2022 @01:21PM (#30663451)
Neither of which is Smith asserting rents are parasitic.

He describes economics; others put opinions into his words.

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Re:Adam Smith did not mean what he is often made to say (1998) by alecbz on Sunday March 13, 2022 @01:46PM (#30663774)
"Parasitic" can be descriptive? I means roughly someone that takes from a system without giving to or benefiting it.

Parasitic does have a fairly strong negative connotation, and Smith doesn't literally use the word, but those two passages do seem to have somewhat of a negative connotation to them, to my reading.

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