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Alan Watts mentions somewhere that USSR was essentially a single corporation (can this be said of China ?) - a disgrace to human creativity. Killing of competit
by gnipgnip 10y ago
Alan Watts mentions somewhere that USSR was essentially a single corporation (can this be said of China ?) - a disgrace to human creativity. Killing of competition using Gov. regulation and red-tape is not much different in function.
- bonoboTP 10y agoThis is why the US is where it is. Anything pointing towards any social programs - something that benefits not only you but also your neighbor - gets shot down using the Red Scare. Europe's social welfare programs, universal healthcare and free education don't make these countries "socialist" or "communist". These countries are still capitalist market economies with a few critical aspects about people's livelihood regulated for accessibility. As long as the response to these ideas is always "but that's communism", it won't ever improve.
- hueving 10y ago>This is why the US is where it is. Anything pointing towards any social programs - something that benefits not only you but also your neighbor - gets shot down using the Red Scare. This is why the US has one of the smallest militaries, the smallest public road system, unsafe aviation due to no air traffic control, no public schools for children, and unsubsidized farming and food purchases. /s
- ralfd 10y agoCompetition is normally a very good mechanism, but there are areas were it is suboptimal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_monopoly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_monopoly