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> Bread and circuses are the result I'm not interested in debating the merits or lack thereof of socialism as a system of government, but the "bread and circus
by vanderZwan 9y ago
> Bread and circuses are the result
I'm not interested in debating the merits or lack thereof of socialism as a system of government, but the "bread and circuses" thing applied to Roman citizens.
Unless I was misinformed, the overlap between the people in the Roman empire who were citizens and the people in the Roman empire who were the labour force was very, very small.
- JoeAltmaier 9y agoYou get it; pedantry is pointless here. The folks benefitting from a thing will vote themselves money and perks until the place is bankrupt. It takes a different mindset to sign the front of the check, than to sign the back of the check.
- bomb199 9y ago>The folks benefitting from a thing will vote themselves money and perks until the place is bankrupt So, executive boards of companies?
- pessimizer 9y agoExactly. I tend to criticize plans like this because of their essential similarities to current arrangements, not their differences. The positive aspect is that it introduces democracy into the system (through control by officeholders), if only for the moment that it takes for power to recentralize (as any autonomy that the business has is lost due to patronage appointments from the central government or larger unions.) Maybe this could be prevented by handing control to the union of the workers in a particular company, or a particular location, rather than large unions that cover entire industries.