Public collection of economic rent can be collected without affecting the supply of fuels and other raw materials, land or public utility services. (michael-hudson.com)
And for hundreds of years, governments have undertaken basic infrastructure spending so that private owners would not use monopoly privileges to charge economic rent. (michael-hudson.com)
As such, earned income excludes economic rent and interest, which are property and financial returns that must be paid out of profits and wages. (michael-hudson.com)