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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by cowlevel on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @11:34PM (#50375228)
Do you understand where that "built wealth" comes from? It doesn't appear from the ether - it's transferred from one person to another. In this case, it's transferred from a legitimate useful business to a rent-seeking investor who creates no value but holds value hostage. And if the amount of "built wealth" is too high, no business exists that can afford to pay it, and so it doesn't get "built".
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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by skinfaxi on Thursday November 05, 2026 @10:36AM (#50380446)
Wealth is zero sum?
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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by lifestyleguru on Thursday November 05, 2026 @10:50AM (#50380628)
Even worse, wealth is vacuumed up.
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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by graemep on Thursday November 05, 2026 @05:31PM (#50385437)
Wealth from land ownership is zero sum.
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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by skinfaxi on Thursday November 05, 2026 @08:08PM (#50386889)
Doesn't this assume land can't become more productive over time? Like was Las Vegas real estate as valuable when it was barren desert?
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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by cowlevel on Friday November 06, 2026 @10:03PM (#50401233)
That wealth comes from using the land, not owning it. The landlord has nothing to do with it - he only takes as much of the wealth someone else created as he can get away with.
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