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You mean the nature of worker owned cooperatives means they exclude potential equity investors from providing the capital? You understand that you're complaini
by djbebs 5y ago
You mean the nature of worker owned cooperatives means they exclude potential equity investors from providing the capital?
You understand that you're complaining about the fact that non-workers can't own a cooperative and as such they will not invest in them, right?
You're literally complaining about what you don't want to happen not happening...
- heavyset_go 5y agoAllocating capital through the whims of equity investors is inherently undemocratic.
- Cederfjard 5y agoHow would you see it allocated instead?
- djbebs 5y agoSo let me get this straight, you want me to give you money so that you can build and run a business, and you also want me to have no control over how that money is used, and for me to get no benefit from the whole thing? Why would I give you my money?
- ohCh6zos 5y agoDemocracy means representing the will of the people. Do democratic processes produce better outcomes? Because the last 10 years of America would seem to indicate polling for the collective will is no promise of good outcomes.