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Re:They thought they were going to rehab but ended up in chi... by rocqua on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @08:48AM (#28288122)
less capitalism, but the concept of having everything handeled by private enterprise that is for-profit. With prices set 'by thr market' is sorta what happened here.
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Re:They thought they were going to rehab but ended up in chi... by luckylion on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @11:13AM (#28289910)
I recommend The Gulag Archipelago for some perspective. This has nothing to do with markets or private for-profit enterprises.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gulag_Archipelago

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Re:They thought they were going to rehab but ended up in chi... by umanwizard on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @09:08AM (#28288341)
Rule by unaccountable large organizations isn't specifically "capitalist", as it has existed in societies of every type of economic organization. By this definition even the Soviet Union was capitalist.

I totally agree with you that private organizations being above the law (especially sadistic ones like this) is bad.

> by the market

How is someone forced by the state to perform free labor a market participant?

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