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Re:Why Isn’t the Whole World Rich? by Thiez on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @09:19AM (#33719389)
There is a finite amount of (usable) land in the world. If it is all for sale, what is there to stop the rich from buying all of it, and then collecting rent for eternity, becoming ever richer in the process? How is a return to feudalism your dream?
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Re:Why Isn’t the Whole World Rich? by commandlinefan on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @10:06AM (#33720022)
> what is there to stop the rich from buying all of it

Isn't that already the case though? I'm not aware of any country that limits how much land a single person can legally own, just prohibitions on which people can own it (i.e. I can't buy land in England because I'm not an English citizen).

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