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> Landlords, however, earn money by charging for access to something they did not produce Not only did they not produce it, in many places they (or the ancesto
by perilunar 6y ago
> Landlords, however, earn money by charging for access to something they did not produce
Not only did they not produce it, in many places they (or the ancestors they inherited it from) actively stole it from the original inhabitants. e.g. The Inclosure Acts, Colonialism, etc.
- ethanbond 6y agoIndeed. At bottom all land ownership originated at someone brutalizing or threatening to brutalize another person. This is mentioned in the moral/ethical argument by Henry George, but there are separately robust utilitarian arguments for all the same positions. If the moral position resonates, take it. If the economic position resonates, take it. If the political one resonates, take it. Each is very convincing by its own merits!