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"If we pass this bill...there'll be no landlords left in Ireland. Don't threaten us with a good time. " Irish legislator Paul Murphy (twitter.com)
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[–] 0 points 3 years ago (2 children)

I recently learned that old economists who conceptualized and advocated for a “free market” despised landlords. Yet the ones who advocate for a “free market” today will have you think landlords are as essential as doctors

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Adam Smith fucking hate landlords because they produce zilch

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    "Landlords' right has its origin in robbery. The landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed, and demand a rent even for the natural produce of the earth."

    :marx: :speech-l:

    • Adam Smith, picture of Marx unrelated
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