Sure, but I just want to get everyone to get on the page at least that neither Capitalism or Socialism is inherently "BAD" or "GOOD," but, as...
If the monopoly is owned by the public as opposed to select individuals, I suppose I'd prefer the former, especially if most of the public is its...
I will play along with this thought experiment. I don't think the idea is complete. Who pays everybody? Where do they make their money?...
Healthy competition is important yes. But the endgoal of any capitalist enterprise is to beat the competition until you control all production....
Agreed; neither conceptually lives in a vacuum. A balance of both concepts is necessary, and they are not mutually exclusive.
Hm, not that I enthusiastically endorse Vanzandt's POV, but I will rebut on his side that thousands of years ago, they didn't have nearly the...
The second question is a common question of UBI. Wages still work the same way, and like a minimum wage, a UBI would put upward pressure on all...
Sure, they're not static, but they have inertia. Arguably we want to make upward class mobility more fluid. How can we do that?
Who's buying the producer's products? Killing all the customers is bad for business. They've also got their own .22s, I'm assuming.
Considering that nobody in any economic system curls up and dies willingly, yes. They're more likely to do what any group of impoverished does;...
Curious questions still: Do y'all think there is a threshold of labor that should enable a certain standard of living? Should a 40 hour workweek...
I'd assume the non-producers may not be that simple to eradicate if the premise is that there are many more non-producers than there are producers.
Quite simply, what other option is there in a hypothetical society where job and worker parity will forever be out of balance due to automation?...
I don't think there is a free market solution to the downward pressures of capitalism on quality of living. I don't think anybody here is...
More than may, I think a Universal Basic Income will become completely necessary once we hit peak automation. I haven't conceptualized a free...
Only answer I can see is the eventuality of a Universal Basic Income.
What are the hive mind's thoughts on: Growing automation, especially regarding motor vehicles. Universal Basic Income?
Have you considered an aftermarket GPU liquid coolant system? 4 Monitors is broad. 4 Monitors...at what resolution? Also, if you're willing to...
I don't know, is it? The fact that the individual mandate socializes the costs and risks doesn't make it not insurance.
That sounds like an interesting line from an autobiography. What's the story on that? In any case, I still don't think it makes an easy case for...
Separate names with a comma.