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With respect, may I ask what the reason actually is, that the word rentier has negative connotations?
by jes 13y ago
With respect, may I ask what the reason actually is, that the word rentier has negative connotations?
- nhaehnle 13y agoBeing a rentier means having income without working. Traditionally, this was because you inherited wealth, e.g. in the form of land. Most people's sense of distributive justice has some aspects of desert theory, i.e. people tend to believe the economic distribution should align with what people deserve, where the latter is typically defined via what their contribution to the economy is. From that perspective, rentiers have undeserved income, hence the negative connotations.
- jes 13y agoI appreciate your helpful reply. Thank you.