Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals
by bluecheese452 on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @02:13PM
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We have had the capacity to produce more stuff than we can consume for almost a century now. Take cars for example. We could easily produce one for every man woman and child. If someone can’t afford a car it isn’t because we can’t make it, it is because we have decided not to make it.
This isn’t a production problem, it is a social problem.
Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals
by Workaccount2 on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @03:12PM
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>If someone can’t afford a car it isn’t because we can’t make it, it is because we have decided not to make it.
Its because the person making the car doesn't want to make one for someone who isn't making something of equal value in return. It makes them a sucker for being the one to make the car.
You cannot legislate, policy change, indoctrinate, or force your way around this. It's why all attempts to do so always have failed. Every single time. Always.
The only way to create actual value is to put in actual work.
So the thing about jobs is, we really need jobs that actually produce stuff. We don't just need jobs, we need somebody to create the wealth. First it has to exist, then we can worry about how it gets distributed.
So if you have a bunch of people who are not necessary, then the best thing to do is not to let them starve (which is also immoral), nor to give them pointless jobs (which is soul-destroying), but to find something useful for them to do.