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Maybe I am using capitalism in too broad a sense: I meant to express that if the use of CFC gives one competitor an advantage over another, they may go right ah
by titzer 9y ago
Maybe I am using capitalism in too broad a sense: I meant to express that if the use of CFC gives one competitor an advantage over another, they may go right ahead and do it, regardless of the consequences. Capitalism constantly prides itself on how great competition is, but competition actually makes this problem worse, not better.
- pc86 9y agoIf by "too broad a sense" you mean "incorrectly," then sure.
- titzer 9y ago"An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state." --Oxford Did you have a different definition in mind?
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- mantas 9y agoYet Soviets made a complete mess of environment without competition. There was no incentive for ecology, thus nobody cared. Capitalism, if market agrees that ecology is important, can encourage competition. Soviet-style economy didn't offer a choice. Government running the economy didn't help either. Government-worker-environmentalist won't fine government-worker-factory-worker. Even if they did, it's basically paying from one your own pocket to another.
- frockington 9y agoI have no idea how competition makes things worse. The competition to have the highest MPGs during the gas crisis has had lasting positive effect. The competition to be the first in space certainly had tremendous scientific impact.... the list goes on and on