Unearned income

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Unearned income is a term which socialists, syndicalists, interventionists and tax authorities apply to rent, interest and entrepreneurial profits. This idea is derived from the early classical or labor theory of value, according to which only labor produces or "earns" increased values.[1]

References

  1. Percy L. Greaves, Jr. "Mises Made Easier ", 1974. Referenced 2014-08-25.

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