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Capitalism and free trade are orthogonal concepts, and the tired trope of "criticise capitalism = so you think we should abolish trade and private property" is
by andrepd 3y ago
Capitalism and free trade are orthogonal concepts, and the tired trope of "criticise capitalism = so you think we should abolish trade and private property" is boring. Yawn.
- xigoi 3y ago> and the tired trope of "criticise capitalism = so you think we should abolish trade and private property" Property rights and voluntary exchange are the main characteristics of capitalism. What else do you want to abolish, if not that?
- SpaghettiCthulu 3y agoWhy not just abolish corporate ownership?
- Jensson 3y agoThat prevents you from trading with certain people. Example: I want to sell my labor to B for a salary, but due to corporate ownership being banned I am not allowed to. If you just limit the size of corporations, that will still happen when B has grown a bit and is unable to hire more people due to having hit the cap. What if we transfer the company to some other entity? Well, I want to sell my labor to B, not to that new entity. Maybe I'm friends with B, or maybe I believe in B's vision, maybe B is giving me joint ownership of the corporation, or some other reason, doesn't matter why it still is a legal limitation.