George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social |
Rent, in other words, is a form of extortion: the payments we must make when capital has us over a barrel.
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George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social |
Rent, in other words, is a form of extortion: the payments we must make when capital has us over a barrel.
1 replies 7 reposts 35 likes
George Monbiot
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You might be surprised to see interest payments on this list. But interest is the fee you pay to rent money. That's why financialisation - the intrusion of the financial sector into ever more aspects of life - makes the rich richer and the poor poorer.
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