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> I am just saying there is a lot of propaganda to get people to do stuff that is in the bankers’ and corporations interest I agree. And nothing fits this desc
by bluefirebrand 4y ago
> I am just saying there is a lot of propaganda to get people to do stuff that is in the bankers’ and corporations interest
I agree. And nothing fits this description more than "Banks and Corporations should own literally everything and everyone else should only ever rent what they need"
If you can't see how "rent everything" plays exactly into the hands of banks and corporations, I don't know what to tell you.
> People are starting to wake up to the idea that renting money from banks also locks you into slavery for decades, and prefer to be free.
No, see. Slaves owned nothing and had to rely on their masters to provide for them. Slaves were never free, not after decades of work, not ever. Also slaves couldn't decide to terminate their mortgage early, sell their house and relocate.
I don't know how you got these backwards ideas about the implications of renting versus ownership, but you really should give some really careful consideration to what you're giving up and what you're gaining if you choose not to own anything. Trust me, you aren't gaining freedom.
- EGreg 4y agoSorry if I wasn't clear. Of course you own things. But you think of them as "investments". You can own bitcoins or shares in the stock market. You can lend money to the government in recession times. You can own real estate if it's for investment purposes. But don't confuse that with needing to own things instead of renting them. If you borrowed $2 million and bought Bitcoin in 2012 you'd be a lot better off than if you bought a house cause "only a fool would want to pay off someone else's mortgage".