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For sufficiently representative government, I think that government-owned and cooperatively-owned are synonymous. Especially for small towns, the overhead of h
by MereInterest 4y ago
For sufficiently representative government, I think that government-owned and cooperatively-owned are synonymous. Especially for small towns, the overhead of having two separate organizations, each of which represents all people in the town, would be quite large.
- okaram 4y agoI think the big difference is that government is mandatory, whereas belonging to a co-op is voluntary. Both are useful and important.
- ch4s3 4y agoThey definitely are not. A government owned enterprise is many steps removed from voters, and will be run by bureaucrats. This creates an internal constituency and an opportunity for several kinds of graft. A co-op involves your direct participation in operations, and probably an opportunity to be directly involved in decision making depending on the size of the co-op.
- MichaelZuo 4y agoMaybe for a really small co-op, but beyond 100 to 200 folks, any co-op will have the exact same internal dynamics as city hall, just on a smaller scale.
- ch4s3 4y agoNot really. A co-op can’t levy a tax on your home. A co-op can’t pass laws. A co-op doesn’t have a police force. Co-ops also have to comply with generally accepted accounting principles. Municipalities also have the backstop of the larger state if they become insolvent. These are very different things.
- MichaelZuo 4y agoInternal dynamics means the dynamics between the individuals within an organization.
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