tfm@europe.pub to Work Reform@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoThe existence of billionaires is a policy failureeurope.pubimagemessage-square121linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareGuy Ingonito@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days 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-squaresenorseco@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days 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-squareFrumple@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days 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-up0·5 days agoIt’s especially hard for the state to say no because the state is run by the capitalists themselves. They are the same people.
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.
That’s an interesting thought. Still trying to wrap my mind around how it might work.
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.