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by kamaal 1638 days ago
>>you pay $1 for the coffee beans and you $4 for the coffee shop rent

Not just this, every last bit of economy is designed to benefit the exclusivity enjoyed by land lords.

No wonder the biggest beneficiary of the big salaries in Bay Area, CA is eventually the real estate market.

If land/housing/space is in short supply then every economic transaction is a kind of rent, you just don't notice it because you are paying for it instalments, its rent nevertheless.