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and the landlord creates nothing
by branchless 10y ago
and the landlord creates nothing
- randomdata 10y agoThe landlord either created the house, or the landlord created someone else of value and traded it for the house that someone else created. Houses don't appear out of thin air.
- branchless 10y agoNo they got it in the main on credit which they and the bank then use to share the labour of a working person. Also the house is often worth far less than the land.
- randomdata 10y agoCredit is just sharing value that was already created. Credit has to be repaid with value that will be created in the future. > Also the house is often worth far less than the land. While that can be true, it is only true if someone has created value around it, or has exchanged the value that they created elsewhere for it. It is not like land itself is all that valuable. A quick look at the real estate listings showed me all kinds of vacant lots for just $2,000. It takes more than dirt to derive value. Something has to be created.
- branchless 10y agoThe state confers value through infra and planning permission. Credit is created from nothing and then repaid with real labour, it is not value already created. Banks rent money they create. The people add value through taxes, the landlord waits.