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/ˈɹɒntɪeɪ/ · noun
An individual who receives an income, usually interest, rent, dividends, capital gains, or profits from his or her assets and investments..
If today’s capitalists are mere lazy rentiers who contribute nothing to the production process, don’t they deserve to be downgraded to the status of feudal landlords?
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Rentier means An individual who receives an income, usually interest, rent, dividends, capital gains, or profits from his or her assets and investments..
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If today’s capitalists are mere lazy rentiers who contribute nothing to the production process, don’t they deserve to be downgraded to the status of feudal landlords?
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