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by astazangasta 2644 days ago
It's the public's money, since the only reason that the investors have that money is they are given patent monopolies that allow them to take in 1.5% of GDP in rents every year.
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And my house is a public good, since the only reason it's not being vandalized/robbed/burnt down is that the public spends x.y% of the GDP on law enforcement
Your house, if it is like mine, is a lot more reasonably a public good than it is "private property". I didnt build this thing, will "own" it for probably 5% of its existence and do little to maintain it myself. Yeah, you are right. We owe a lot more to the "public" than we usually acknowledge.