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> All major economic/political systems seem to hinge on an ever growing economy Um, the Soviet style economies didn't (ideologically) hinge on ever growing eco
by js8 5y ago
> All major economic/political systems seem to hinge on an ever growing economy
Um, the Soviet style economies didn't (ideologically) hinge on ever growing economy, but rather on the idea of improvements to human society. Of course the practice was less then stellar, for various reasons. But they actually attempted things like providing education and care for all members of society.
There are parts of the world where this worked out better than in capitalist counterparts. Cuba vs Haiti comes to mind.
- moffkalast 5y agoThere is the issue that any state that had an even slight communist alignment was either completely blockaded by the west or did not qualify for loans or trade so none of them are a good case study of how it would work normally. As for the USSR + satelites they were doing 5 year plans to boost the economy as much as possible to counter the US, so no sustainable growthless economy there either. It's possible that it could be done so in theory, but then again so it is for capitalism. Both are plans that don't survive contact with reality.