tfm@europe.pub to Work Reform@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoThe existence of billionaires is a policy failureeurope.pubexternal-linkmessage-square136linkfedilinkarrow-up11.64Karrow-down119
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minus-squareGuy Ingonito@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down5·9 months agoI think capitalism can work depending on two things The state must discipline and tax the capitalists constantly. There is a competing system that capitalism has to outperform.
minus-squareFrumple@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoNo, what actually ends up happening is the capitalists constantly pressure and influence the state to not tax them and not discipline them. It’s hard for the state to say “no” to that kind of money.
minus-squareFlyingCircus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoIt’s especially hard for the state to say no because the state is run by the capitalists themselves. They are the same people.
minus-squaresenorseco@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months ago There is a competing system that capitalism has to outperform. That’s an interesting thought. Still trying to wrap my mind around how it might work.
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoPublic services. E.g A well funded and not abused USPS. Let them compete with that instead of crippling USPS in favor of the private options.
I think capitalism can work depending on two things
The state must discipline and tax the capitalists constantly.
There is a competing system that capitalism has to outperform.
No, what actually ends up happening is the capitalists constantly pressure and influence the state to not tax them and not discipline them. It’s hard for the state to say “no” to that kind of money.
It’s especially hard for the state to say no because the state is run by the capitalists themselves. They are the same people.
That’s an interesting thought. Still trying to wrap my mind around how it might work.
Public services.
E.g A well funded and not abused USPS.
Let them compete with that instead of crippling USPS in favor of the private options.
Basically like the cold war.