I'm hoping this will stir the pot a bit lol. But in all seriousness if you could get rid of the "need for greed" and "status", and yet not cross to many boundries. Don't you think that this could provide a more reasonable standard of living for everybody? My main thoughts were of people such as Oparah and Bill Gates which easily have enough money to supply everyone in the continental U.S. with over a million dollars each in their bank accounts. This of course would be catosrophic to the market if this were to happen all at once, but honestly 7% or whatever it is of the people control all the money and make all the decisions? Shouldn't the money be spread around better so that everybody can have a chance at a better life? Or maybe it should stay where it is collecting interest in an rediculously large account getting bigger by the moment. Any thoughts?
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Jump to PostWhat you are describing is socialism, not communism. Communism asserts that the state owns everything, no private person can own anything, and that goods and services distributed among the people according to need. Also communism does not allow free elections, or free anything else either, such as religion. Communist coutries …
Jump to PostCapitalism = 90% productivity + 10% resources.
Communism = 10% productivity + 90% resources.
Jump to Postwell, in order to be a leftist you have to believe in the wildest lies and fantasies possible as that's all that can ever make socialism/communism look like something you want to live under...
Yah, the "failed experiment" theory is a nice and constantly repeating one. Guess what kids, …
Jump to PostI just want to point out, there is one example of completely unfettered capitalism (i.e., a perfect "free-market"), it is called drug trafficking. Government has no effective control over that market, it doesn't regulate the workers, the products nor the economics. What is the result? Exactly what Adams Smith predicted, …
Jump to Postyes, its called freedom.
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