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> this is a huge argument What was the argument. I didn’t see an argument. That fact that expensive apartments exist? > let them pay in blood for the privileg
by natchy 5y ago
> this is a huge argument
What was the argument. I didn’t see an argument. That fact that expensive apartments exist?
> let them pay in blood for the privilege
Why? Follow this thread of envy and it ends at a guillotine for anyone with wealth.
- dgs_sgd 5y agoI think the parent comment's argument is that expensive apartments exist _and_ the vast majority of them are not used for living, but rather a place for the uber rich to park their money. From the article > “But these apartments are turnkey—the kind of person they’re trying to appeal to would never live there.”
- ClumsyPilot 5y agoThere is investment of capital with positive value, like in startups. There is investment with (mostly( neutral value like gold There is investment with negative value where you buy a resource that everyone needs (like land) and then you hog it and prevent others from using it. For economy to work properly, the latter must be discouraged.