Not the poster that you were addressing, but for me it is because it is inherently parasitic. First line from the description in Wikipedia: "In economics and i

Not the poster that you were addressing, but for me it is because it is inherently parasitic. First line from the description in Wikipedia: "In economics and in public-choice theory, rent-seeking involves seeking to increase one's share of existing wealth without creating new wealth." (My emphasis) We live in a time where those that take most, likely need it least and also often take from those that need it most, but often have least.