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I agree that currently the populace at large might not understand what is going on, but if structural employment continues to grow, then I think the nature of t
by jal278 13y ago
I agree that currently the populace at large might not understand what is going on, but if structural employment continues to grow, then I think the nature of the problem will become more clear. In the limit, if the percentage of displaced workers becomes sufficiently large (>50%), then something like basic income seems to become politically tractable.
I do like the idea of worker cooperatives and do not know enough about them to understand if they are a realistic or preferable option to changing governmental policy. Do you have any good references related to the idea of cooperatives giving preferential treatment to other cooperatives?
- evunveot 13y agoIn general, the idea comes out of the Rochdale Principles [1], which most co-ops use as a sort of guide. The specific idea of giving preferential treatment to other cooperatives as clients/customers -- I don't know, that may have just popped into my head. But it seems like good strategy. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochdale_Principles#Cooperation_among_cooperatives https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochdale_Principles#Cooperatio...
- evunveot 13y agoBy the way, here [1] is a very good resource on cooperatives in general. Don't be put off by the title (The Cooperative Solution: How the United States can tame recessions, reduce inequality, and protect the environment) -- it's primarily history along with a survey of the cooperative economy circa 2012. [1] http://www.thecooperativefoundation.org/images/Cooperative_Solution_6x9-h_copy.pdf http://www.thecooperativefoundation.org/images/Cooperative_S... (PDF; 136 pages)