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> The problem with this is that if companies are just profit maximizers then one of the things it should do is to realign the government What do you think is h
by danans 2y ago
> The problem with this is that if companies are just profit maximizers then one of the things it should do is to realign the government
What do you think is happening right now?
- janalsncm 2y agoWhat is happening is the US is reaping what it sowed 45 years ago with Reagan-era privatization and short-term thinking. It is structurally incapable of executing plans which take more than 2-4 years. So any adversary can outmaneuver the US by simply planning on longer timelines. Oh look, China has 5 year plans. Of course the efficiency of a one party state comes at the cost of stability: there are no internal checks on corruption. A two party state is more stable (the US has lasted 240 years) but not infinitely stable.
- danans 2y agoBut at this moment what's happening is that Capital is completing what Reagan started by finalizing the realignment of government totally toward its interests, at the expense of labor and the precariat. But sure, it all started a while back.