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Re:Company Lays Off 8k While Paying Matthew McConaughey $10M... by rootusrootus on Thursday March 02, 2023 @12:35PM (#34998922)
> I'm advocating for non-capitalist variants on market economies.

I'm struggling to think of a good example of a current non-capitalist market economy. Do you have one in mind? Or are you advocating for something not yet successfully created?

Re:Company Lays Off 8k While Paying Matthew McConaughey $10M... by nicoburns on Thursday March 02, 2023 @12:41PM (#34999006)
As the sibling suggests, somewhere like Sweden is probably closest. But yes, I'm advocating for something not yet successfully created (or even attempted as far as I'm aware).
Re:Company Lays Off 8k While Paying Matthew McConaughey $10M... by rootusrootus on Thursday March 02, 2023 @01:06PM (#34999367)
That is interesting, thanks for sharing your viewpoint. In that case, I agree with you, at least insofar as I very much want to see more social democracy in the US than we currently have. But I think it would require the citizens to have a great deal more trust in gov't than we currently have, so not anytime soon.
Re:Company Lays Off 8k While Paying Matthew McConaughey $10M... by lazyasciiart on Thursday March 02, 2023 @12:39PM (#34998965)
Some people argue that social democracy (eg Sweden), as a real welfare state, is distinct from capitalism.