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In reply to the discussion: Is it Socialism or Capitalism that sucks? [View all]99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)3. Bottom-up Democratic Socialism geared to leverage Worker-Ownership
Workers own the means of production and the source of "profits", such that the private sector
becomes increasingly democratized and re-humanized.
Contrary to RW propaganda, Economic Democracy is a dear friend of healthy grass-roots
populist Political/Electoral Democracy.
Tom Hartman and Richard Wolff are way ahead of the curve, along the lines I suggest above.
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Feudalism and slavery (the two economic 'systems' that preceded capitalism
KingCharlemagne
Mar 2015
#9
Precisely! A democratic socialist government subsidizing worker-owned co-operatives
99th_Monkey
Mar 2015
#30