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minus-squareComrade SpoodlinkfedilinkEnglish61•edit-210 months agoEven the father of capitalism thought landlords were parasites that only leeched off the economy
minus-square@SCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink0•10 months agoAdam Smith justifies the existence of rent as improvement in the value of land. https://www.adamsmithworks.org/documents/chapter-xi-of-the-rent-of-land Perhaps you’re misunderstanding the term ‘rent-seeking’ which is a different concept entitely
Even the father of capitalism thought landlords were parasites that only leeched off the economy
Adam Smith justifies the existence of rent as improvement in the value of land.
https://www.adamsmithworks.org/documents/chapter-xi-of-the-rent-of-land
Perhaps you’re misunderstanding the term ‘rent-seeking’ which is a different concept entitely