Just because rent is involved doesn't make it what is normally referred to as "rent seeking", and I don't think your example would qualify by the traditional de

Just because rent is involved doesn't make it what is normally referred to as "rent seeking", and I don't think your example would qualify by the traditional definition. From Google: > Rent seeking is an economic concept that occurs when an entity seeks to gain wealth without any reciprocal contribution of productivity. An example of rent seeking is when a company lobbies the government for grants, subsidies, or tariff protection.