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> he REIT is making an investment in the housing; they're due a return

That is not how investments work. No one is "due" anything. You seem to be saying strong-arm tactics are OK on vulnerable populations because profit is at stake.

That sounds rubbish.



An investor expects to make a profit; barring a strong turn towards marxism in the west, this will continue.


Sure, an investor expects a profit. He's due exactly nothing, however.


You are entitled to nothing!


Well, the BI/minimum income people will now start to tell you that society owes everyone...


The argument as I've seen it is that society will be better off in terms of various measures: equality, innovation, opportunity, peace, etc. That seems easier to sell than anyone "owing" anything.




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