the "rentier class"
Robinson 320: "Keynes meant by this the people who made money simply by owning something that others needed, and charging for the use of it: this is rent in its economic meaning. Rent goes to people who are not creators of value, but predators on the creation and exchange of value"
> from Kim Stanley Robinson's Ministry for the Future (2020)
> tagged with #concept, #capitalism, #economics
> created May 28, 2025 at 10:17:35 AM
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