> I can easily see a government choosing to nationalize some of the factories that produce essential consumer goods like toothpaste or toilet paper as a way of

> I can easily see a government choosing to nationalize some of the factories that produce essential consumer goods like toothpaste or toilet paper as a way of controlling costs. A market would still probably exist for 'premium' non-free versions of the same goods. A voucher for basics makes sense, though that basically means a dual-currency system. We’re subsidizing agriculture so it’s really just smoke-and-mirrors. Housing and land would still remain a problem, however. I have no answers, but I want neither extremes of winner-takes-all capitalism; nor a pure socialist system.