"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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[-] KnockYourSocksOff@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago

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

[-] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago

Adam Smith fucking hate landlords because they produce zilch

[-] Ho_Chi_Chungus@hexbear.net 1 points 2 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: