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Re:Olympians turn to OnlyFans to fund dreams due to 'broken'... by leosanchez on Thursday January 09, 2025 @08:53AM (#42645493)
Private companies needed to obtain license [0] from the govt to start or to expand.

Some companies were even prosecuted for producing more than what was allowed. This was at least Nehru's (first Prime Minister) version of Democratic Socialism.

[0]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licence_Raj

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Re:Olympians turn to OnlyFans to fund dreams due to 'broken'... by sofixa on Thursday January 09, 2025 @10:30AM (#42646598)
That's still not what socialism means. Absurdly tight government control over the economy, and the existence of a private market economy, doesn't mean that workers owned the means of production.
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Re:Olympians turn to OnlyFans to fund dreams due to 'broken'... by leosanchez on Thursday January 09, 2025 @11:03AM (#42646918)
It was along the lines of public owns the means of production.
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