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JDPriestly

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17. which inevitably grew into an authoritarian society, a dictatorship of the apparatchniks.

Reply to socialist_n_TN (Reply #15)

Sun Jun 15, 2014, 01:28 PM

Jun 2014

I don't think that is a good solution.

Enforcing and strengthening anti-trust and inheritance tax laws could be a start. We don't have to tear apart everything. We don't have to completely destroy the ability of people to build businesses. We need to establish that independent small businesses are the desired norm. And that those businesses can be run cooperatively and successfully compete with each other.

We need to make more of the things we buy and use in our country if not locally.

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It is Oligarchy. [View all] HomerRamone Jun 2014 OP

Obvious For All With Eyes Willing To See cantbeserious Jun 2014 #1

+1000 nt Mnemosyne Jun 2014 #2

Every bullet point is dead on. gvstn Jun 2014 #3

The US is an oligarchy. defacto7 Jun 2014 #4

No, we aren't near as bad as Russia davidpdx Jun 2014 #11

Put it in context. defacto7 Jun 2014 #12

It DOES not matter who is in office, because it is an oligarchy! Puzzledtraveller Jun 2014 #5

The truth hurts. None of us know how to approach this. JDPriestly Jun 2014 #6

Marx, Engels, Lenin, and Trotsky had an idea ........ socialist_n_TN Jun 2014 #15

which inevitably grew into an authoritarian society, a dictatorship of the apparatchniks. JDPriestly Jun 2014 #17

There was nothing "inevitable" about the bureaucratic takeover of Stalin... socialist_n_TN Jun 2014 #20

I like Richard Wolff's concept of cooperative enterprises being organized by those who JDPriestly Jun 2014 #22

You DO realize that Wolff IS a Marxist economists don't you?... socialist_n_TN Jun 2014 #25

Yes. I do realize that. I like his idea of cooperatives, and I think we should JDPriestly Jun 2014 #27

That Would be a More Convincing Argument if It Had Worked SOMEWHERE Before AndyTiedye Jun 2014 #23

EVERY one of the so-called "communist" and "socialist" nations...... socialist_n_TN Jun 2014 #24

Insightful and well worth reading. pa28 Jun 2014 #7

The Kochs are the real enemy of America. Initech Jun 2014 #8

So are Gates and Bloomberg and Peterson JackRiddler Jun 2014 #14

+1,000,000!!! Couldn't agree more, but I have a suggestion, we support Publicly Funded Elections Dustlawyer Jun 2014 #9

This almost describes the town closest to me. It's also the county seat. bearssoapbox Jun 2014 #10

Point #3 is why I keep on pleading with those I know to shop local. stillwaiting Jun 2014 #13

I agree and many others know it in their guts -- But it's scary to acknowledge Armstead Jun 2014 #16

But at least we have our guns!!! Populist_Prole Jun 2014 #18

To the Greatest Page. woo me with science Jun 2014 #19

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Unless you're in Information Technology. randome Jun 2014 #26