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Another fascinating read on the subject is Towards a New Socialism: http://ricardo.ecn.wfu.edu/~cottrell/socialism_book/ http://ricardo.ecn.wfu.edu/~cottrell/so
by 49531 7y ago
Another fascinating read on the subject is Towards a New Socialism: http://ricardo.ecn.wfu.edu/~cottrell/socialism_book/ http://ricardo.ecn.wfu.edu/~cottrell/socialism_book/
It's a really interested look at planned economies taking into account the updates in computer technology.
It's also worth noting that while the Soviet Union wasn't perfect, for most of its history, income inequality was about 10-1 (extremely low), and inflation was virtually unheard of.
- analognoise 7y agoIf everyone has no income, that would make inequality exactly zero, I guess. You also can't inflate zero... What I'm saying is that I think you're leaving out some key aspects of this analysis.
- pas 7y agoThe problem is that there was an unofficial currency, party membership reputation, and the whole state and society played that zero sum game. This took a toll on ... things (income, wealth, health, education, etc.).