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@agamemnonymous Hey! That’s not the name of a business!
@agamemnonymous Hey! That’s not the name of a business!
@agamemnonymous We’re getting there! This is something we will need to go through step by step, I’m suspecting.
What are some of the businesses that offer these products and services?
@agamemnonymous Yes I do, I’m just trying to get you to think about something.
So, food, clothing, utilities, housing. Who makes money from these products and services?
@breadsmasher @wintermute_oregon #Reuters themselves did say that the #DNC is expected to be “vibe-heavy, policy-light”, which could signal that #KamalaHarris’ policies, at least internally, are viewed more as a liability than an asset.
@agamemnonymous I’m a bit curious on this point actually. Let’s say that a pack of chicken nuggets from #TysonsFoods costs $18 when it should cost $15. Where do you think a parent of children is likely to spend those extra $3?
@agamemnonymous Which is what all squirrels would do if they could 🤷🏾♂️
@nicholas @agamemnonymous The real reason we’re seeing record profits is that big businesses are preparing cash stockpiles ahead of the inevitable economic collapse that financial experts and insiders are all expecting, but nobody wants to talk about that.
My common response to the “corporate greed” accusation is asking if squirrels are greedy for hoarding acorns for the winter.
@zeppo I’d have to look more into what the impacts of such a policy would be but I certainly support cancelling those subsidies on principle.
@zeppo I completely agree with you here. We are not in a pure, Capitalist society. Right now, we are in what is known as a mixed market economy.
However, I would posit that we are closer to the free market model than a planned economy, and the farther away we move from the free market model, the closer we get to a planned economy. It doesn’t mean that we’re there already, but, in general, moving away from the free market model sets off red flags for those worried ending up in a planned economy.
@zeppo Would you agree that, generally, #Communism usually controls prices, and #Capitalism usually does not?
@wintermute_oregon @Amoxtli To be fair to the others, this isn’t technically #Socialism or #Communism, it’s a #MixedMarket. Problem is that you’re also right, this is how we drift away from #Capitalism.
The left wingers in the thread aren’t upset that this is being called out because it’s inaccurate, it’s because they want #Communism but understand that #Communism is scary to the masses because of its past failures.
@aniki @wintermute_oregon “Only mean people have healthy margins in their business ventures” is the quintessential terminally online take
@zeppo Sigh…you’re going to argue that price controls aren’t characteristic of #Communism, aren’t you?
#Brittanica describes price controls as non-capitalistic:
https://www.britannica.com/money/price-system/Noncapitalist-price-systems
@DarkDecay “Trust the polls, the wave is coming” is what they told Republicans in 2022. I ain’t buyin’ it.
@DarkDecay @wintermute_oregon Y’all really thought those trumped up convictions would be the silver bullet huh? That if you got him convicted that all his support would go away?
Lollllllll
@agamemnonymous I understand my point, but I doubt you will if we don’t walk through it bit by bit.
If you don’t have the time for this conversation that’s fine. Go do what you need to do man! I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.