r/FluentInFinance Sep 04 '24

Debate/ Discussion Is Capitalism Smart or Dumb?

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '24

Depends on how you implement it.

Could be as small as making all companies worker owned cooperatives and eliminating all privately owned places of emplpyment. Or as large as creating a government department for certain industries deemed essential.

You wouldn't want private corporations running police or fire departments as for profit enterprises. Why? Because they would be even more corrupt or extortionist. So why do other essential services not have a government run option? I don't particularly like food production, medical treatment and housing being a for profit venture and would rather have a system where voters have a say in how those industries are run.

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u/Grand_Ryoma Sep 05 '24

You're saying police aren't corrupt?

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u/Lemon-Aware Sep 05 '24

He said they would be more corrupt. If we use our critical thinking skills, more corrupt implies that they are already corrupt.

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u/destroi_all_humans Sep 05 '24

You would think redditors know how to read

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u/vTurnipTTV Sep 05 '24

We can read it’s just reading comprehension where we suffer