Marx likely had a good understanding of "rents"Marx would probably say , "no worries lets slowly starve another 120 million to death" !
I doubt it. Marx was an intellectual. Lenin was evil and had malicious intent, but Marx was someone who wanted to live his life contemplating his navel without the pressure of making a living.
Marx lacked IQ to understand capitalism. He thought workers had no power. He'd feel really dumb seeing hockey players getting $10 million a year thanks to the free market.
Quasi-rent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Quasi-rent is a term in economics that describes certain types of returns to firms.
"Quasi-rent differs from pure economic rent in that it is a temporary phenomenon.
"It can arise from the barriers to entry that potential competitors face in the short run, such as the granting of patents or other legal protections for intellectual property by governments."