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That corporation doesn't seem particularly effective at capturing marketshare (a proxy for the combination of price and quality). Total revenue of $16B across 4
by ceeplusplus 4y ago
That corporation doesn't seem particularly effective at capturing marketshare (a proxy for the combination of price and quality). Total revenue of $16B across 4 major industries makes it a tiny player. Goldman Sachs had $59B in 2021 revenues alone, nevermind all the other big banks. The Wikipedia article further says "comparatively low wages [for managers] can make it very difficult to recruit managers from investor-owned firms". Given the impact that skilled managers have historically had on companies (ex: Steve Jobs @ Apple, Lisa Su @ AMD, Howard Schultz @ Starbucks, etc), it seems unlikely that such an organization could effectively compete against normal corporations led by skilled CEOs.
And before you say that competition is not supposed to be the point of production, your geopolitical enemies aren't going to care about your nice ideals. If they can outcompete your inefficient economy and economically dominate you they will. You can't beat the market, even under socialism/communism.
- GeorgeTirebiter 4y agoAre you a Capitalist? I need to know the answer to that question before I can produce a good answer. Thank you.
- GeorgeTirebiter 4y agoWell, I would presume so. May I suggest this short segment setting some groundwork for future discussion: https://youtu.be/Kiru1jZXuvA?t=1883 https://youtu.be/Kiru1jZXuvA?t=1883
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- ceeplusplus 4y agoThe moment you implement true Marxism is the day I will fuck off and play video games all day, and my feeling is many smart people I work with will as well. Why work hard to be the best at something if you aren't rewarded for it? I for one would not want to better the lazy bums in my community with my work and by your twisted logic in your post history that somehow implies all of Marxism is wrong as I'm a counterexample.