Rent seeking and usury (the charging of interest)
this post was submitted on 26 Jul 2024
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capitalism
"illegal" is overrated, anyway. Trump did a ton of illegal stuff and yet, here we are.
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Guns
They shouldn't be illegal, but heavily regulated.
I mean, hunting and harvesting meat is far more ethical to the normal meat industry.
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Ridiculous rental prices and annual rent increases with no improvements to show for it.
Cigarettes
Yes.... let's create another prohibition era item... it's a vice.