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Lizard treats (lemmy.world)
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[-] ComradeSpood@lemmyunchained.net 156 points 1 year ago

I'll say it once and I'll say it again. Even the father of capitalism thought landlords were parasitic leeches on the economy. Even the father of capitalism hated landlords

Making an investment out of a necessity is immoral any way you cut it.

Health should be public.

Food needs to turn a profit, that's understandable, but also food food is not finite where the rich can hoard it all... Or maybe that's their next thing 🤔 nah won't happen because it's perishable

[-] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's what the capital is for. Why hoard something that rots and can't be easily moved around? Capital knows no borders and actually increases in value just by moving it around.

It's basically an infinite food hack, but not just for food - for everything

[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 23 points 1 year ago

He also argued that his system was best used to build the market up in the short term, and be eased out of in the long term.

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[-] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 51 points 1 year ago

...treats for my lizard

That'll be a $500 pet deposit and another $100/month in pet rent.

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[-] Severed_Fate@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago
[-] mathemachristian@lemm.ee 188 points 1 year ago

Landlords arent fond of termites. The renter is not so subtly threatening the property they reside in because the landlord is threatening to raise the rent so they can continue their lifestyle despite inflation and not working.

[-] Severed_Fate@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

That makes sense. Thank you!!

[-] onlooker@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

As someone who was also confused by this, thank you!

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[-] BlinkerFluid@lemmy.one 29 points 1 year ago

Not for you, silly. It's for the lizard!

[-] The_Eminent_Bon@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

They should get more ants so they can get more rent

[-] RoyalEngineering@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago
[-] t0fr@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago

Exactly ten ants

[-] Blurghglurgh@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago
[-] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 year ago
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