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by cycrutchfield 906 days ago
So any passive income is unethical? Receiving interest from your bank deposits is something to be ashamed of?
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Indeed, by this logic no one should be able to retire, as the primary means of doing so, using accumulated investments, exists due to others' continued work. Even social security payments are simply the current tax base funding retirees' spending.