On 27/03/2021 18:40, TimS wrote:
> On 27 Mar 2021 at 17:29:53 GMT, Charlie Gibbs 
> wrote:
>
>> On 2021-03-27, The Natural Philosopher  wrote:
>>
>>>   Its rather a study of mine, actually. My tentative observation  is that
>>>   those who advocate the purest form of Marxism are in fact simply showing
>>>   a romantic fondness for the lifestyle of the hunter gatherer. Before
>>>   farming, before herding even, a population of at best a few million
>>>   lived 'in harmony with nature' lacking even the idea of 'private
>>>   property' let alone the hierarchies and the discipline that are
>>>   necessary for large numbers of people to act in unison.
>>
>> This makes it particularly ironic that many societies that
>> are appalled by Karl Marx's philosophy are adopting one of
>> his fundamental tenets: the elimination of private property.
>> Housing prices are climbing so fast that soon none but the
>> very richest will be able to afford their own home;
>
> In teh UK it's driven by population pressure, which has increased from 50 to
> 65 million in the last 50 years.
>
House prices are climbing because of uber low interest rates

Put the base rate up to 15% and watch capital evaporate.


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