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Present day Russia is very much a laissez faire capitalist society. Money and power are pretty liquid, taxes are low, and self-interest is everybody's assumed m
by zurn 12y ago
Present day Russia is very much a laissez faire capitalist society. Money and power are pretty liquid, taxes are low, and self-interest is everybody's assumed motive. Perfect system of incentives, no?
(This is why the political scene is so hard to decipher, nobody in russia pays any attention to the stated aims or motives and conspiracy theories are the default mindset)
- dsq 12y agoNo independent court system, no independent media, no freedom of expression, completely corrupt police force, extreme alcoholism...these are disincentives
- aminok 12y agoWithout an effective police and judiciary, you can't be secure in your person or property, and end up paying an informal tax to organized criminal elements and corrupt police, so no, Russia is still not laissez faire.
- finid 12y agoBut wait, even with an effective police and judiciary, with the "proper" laws in place, you still can't be secure in your person or property. Think about eminent domain and how it has and can be used against those with a property that the ruling class needs to have. That might seem like a stretch, but not if you're at the receiving end.