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The shifting politics of inequality and the class ceiling
Juncoph:
the jews must have done this
Nonnel:
--- Quote from: Cappytaino on July 08, 2017, 02:39:00 PM ---where does the capital come from? In capitalism usually the owner of the business or investors will provide the capital to establish that business for the purpose of providing goods/services for profit. Where is the incentive in capitalism? "Because it's for the common good" is a pretty weak incentive.
Look at Venezuela right now. They have some of the largest reserves of Oil in the world, abundant natural resources, and the people are marching in the streets to throw their communist government out.
People vote with their feet. Why are more people not going to live in North Korea, Venezuela, Cuba, etc? Why historically did people run en-masse AWAY from communism If it's so great?
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I'm not a communist and I agree it wouldn't work so you should direct those questions elsewhere. Just clearing up a misconception: a classless society does not mean equal income for everyone.
Karl Marx:
--- Quote from: Karl Marx on July 08, 2017, 02:46:38 PM ---For anyone still convinced that capitalist tendencies are biologically innate, or that people are only motivated by monetary incentives:
Grotesque inequality is not a natural part of being human
The Compassionate Instinct
Study on human altruism
Are bankers dishonest?
How Capitalism changes conscience
Motivation is Driven by Purpose - and not Monetary Incentives
How Culture and Experience Shape our Lives
Don't let clueless dolts like Ayn Rand dictate your philosophy.
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Since it would have been ignored in the depths of page 7
HellHound:
hey man I like communism as much as the next guy but idk about having my farmland seized by the state so that a factory can be built and then I get to starve to death because I don't even have enough farmland to feed myself and meet production quotas any more
Karl Marx:
--- Quote from: HellHound on July 08, 2017, 02:55:18 PM ---hey man I like communism as much as the next guy but idk about having my farmland seized by the state so that a factory can be built and then I get to starve to death because I don't even have enough farmland for myself any more
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I appreciate the input but we've been over this before. Read the other pages if you're interested.