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Because it's not fair. The effort to feed and house yourself in reality only takes a few hours a week. The rest is rent (in the economic sense--no value provide
by neolefty 8y ago
Because it's not fair. The effort to feed and house yourself in reality only takes a few hours a week. The rest is rent (in the economic sense--no value provided; just paying someone who got there first and put up a gate).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_rent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_rent
- HunOL 8y agoLife is not fair. Feel free to be the first one somewhere else.
- keb_ 8y agoNobody said life was fair. But law and legislation is supposed to be fair.
- neolefty 8y agoTrue, nothing in nature guarantees fairness. But I believe that one purpose of civilization is to make life fair. Not to give everyone an equal slice, but to give them an adequate slice so that they have a fair shot at having a healthy, productive, satisfying life. As someone who has more than I need (not by a ton, but all my bills are paid, and I have some surplus), I want to share it effectively at least with those who are struggling through no fault of their own.