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The lowering of standards, shortages, expensive fuel, food inflation are all reminiscent of Communism. People don't feel like working for a system when it seems
by dukeofdoom 4y ago
The lowering of standards, shortages, expensive fuel, food inflation are all reminiscent of Communism. People don't feel like working for a system when it seems to be failing them. A million dollars for a new home, when the lower bracket still makes under 50k, and get raises in cents. Just kind of kills incentive to work hard, when even if you do starve and penny pinch your way into some savings, inflation will eat it away anyway.
- kbelder 4y agoThanks, that is interesting, and you've given me something to chew on for a while. The similarities are there, and the causes are plausible.
- ravenstine 4y agoThere's a strong motive to deny that people operate on incentive. If people are incentivized by profit and attaining greater things, the idea that wealth distribution doesn't disincentivize workers completely collapses. Numerically, I make substantially more than I did 5 years ago. In terms of relative value, while I do have a fancier title, I barely make more than I did when my job was easier. If someone were to ask me "what are you career goals", I'd struggle to tell them any at this point because I have little reason to do more than what I already do. What, I'm supposed to want to take on more responsibilities only to find the economy adjust itself so my lifestyle barely changes? I know some people have a frankly ridiculous form of workaholism that allows them to persevere, but I see them as the horse from Animal Farm. Eventually they will lose the energy to do what they do effectively and the system is not going to support them in proportion for their loyalty, to say the least.
- UncleSlacky 4y ago"Communism is when capitalism". What you're describing are literally failures of capitalism.