Let's talk about capitalism

Terrapin_Station · 09-30-2016, 04:53 AM

I'd put a socialist system in place instead.

My idiosyncratic socialist system would still have economic inequality and be competitive, but it would ensure that everyone has food, shelter, health care, education, transportation, etc.

I have no inherent love for democracy. I couldn't care less about governmental structure in that sense. What I care about is the laws we have and the economic structure in place. I'd be fine with a monarchy or dictatorship (or an oligarchy or whatever) as long as I agree with the laws and economic structure instantiated. Democracies are no more inherently likely to have laws and economic structures that I prefer.

Isbjørn · 09-30-2016, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Terrapin_Station

I'd put a socialist system in place instead.

My idiosyncratic socialist system would still have economic inequality and be competitive, but it would ensure that everyone has food, shelter, health care, education, transportation, etc.

I have no inherent love for democracy. I couldn't care less about governmental structure in that sense. What I care about is the laws we have and the economic structure in place. I'd be fine with a monarchy or dictatorship (or an oligarchy or whatever) as long as I agree with the laws and economic structure instantiated. Democracies are no more inherently likely to have laws and economic structures that I prefer.

That sounds like social democracy with a hint of fascism tbh

Terrapin_Station · 09-30-2016, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Isbjørn

That sounds like social democracy with a hint of fascism tbh

Well, the thing is that I've yet to run into a single person who has the same ideas as mine in detail . . . and I've yet to run into a single person who has said, "Yeah, that sounds like a good idea" after I explain what I'd do in some detail. So no matter what we call it, it's not going to match anyone else's ideas. ;-)

View Poll Results: What should we do about capitalism?
Replace it with socialism, through parliamentary reforms	5	15.63%
Replace it with socialism, through revolution	5	15.63%
Use more public regulations to counteract some of its consequences	13	40.63%
Scale down public regulations to let the free market run its course	6	18.75%
Nothing, it’s fine as it is	3	9.38%
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Terrapin_Station Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: NYC Man Posts: 877	I'd put a socialist system in place instead. My idiosyncratic socialist system would still have economic inequality and be competitive, but it would ensure that everyone has food, shelter, health care, education, transportation, etc. I have no inherent love for democracy. I couldn't care less about governmental structure in that sense. What I care about is the laws we have and the economic structure in place. I'd be fine with a monarchy or dictatorship (or an oligarchy or whatever) as long as I agree with the laws and economic structure instantiated. Democracies are no more inherently likely to have laws and economic structures that I prefer.