Jean-David Bar -- 1d Do you mean that in the US the means of production are not the property of private owners who are not necessarily the workers? I agree that it is not a free market, but I think it is still very much capitalist. As for my metaphor, I can add that capitalism is both the track and the run. Reaching the finish line ends (or freeze) the run, it does not mean that the track has disappeared. reply [1 reply]Do you mean that in the US the means of production are not the property of private owners who are not necessarily the workers? I agree that it is not a free market, but I think it is still very much capitalist. As for my metaphor, I can add that capitalism is both the track and the run. Reaching the finish line ends (or freeze) the run, it does not mean that the track has disappeared.
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This what capitalist companies owned by billionaires do. No need of state intervention.Anarcho capitalist is not a thing.nostr:nevent1qqspxu86m3u52ndltew7t02cwt8y44hrwcwtadgu6l0fq07zj9ug27cppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qgsy67zzq5tc9cxnl6crf52s4hptdwhyaca5j7r8jwll535tdadedvcrqsqqqqqpq8ahha
You spelled monopoly.
Monopoly (or in between oligopoly) is the finish line of capitalism.
Meaning it's over, and no longer exists.
Still a few years to run, in my opinion, but right on tracks
The US hasn't been a capitalist system for a long time.
Do you mean that in the US the means of production are not the property of private owners who are notnecessarily the workers?I agree that it is not a free market, but I think it is still very much capitalist.As for my metaphor, I can add that capitalism is both the track and the run. Reaching the finish line ends (orfreeze) the run, it does not mean that the track has disappeared.
You spelled monopoly.
Jean-David Bar -- 2d [parent] | reply [1 reply]Monopoly (or in between oligopoly) is the finish line of capitalism.
Jean-David Bar -- 2d [parent] | reply [1 reply]Still a few years to run, in my opinion, but right on tracks
There are too many "not"s in your first paragraph for it to make sense to me. Maybe later in the day I can make sense of it.
What I am saying is that if monoploies exist, you don't have capitalism. Capitalism requires competition. Monopolies don't allow competition. That's why monopolies are illegal in a capitalist system. Monopolies are no longer illegal in the US. The US is no longer a capitalist system.
Saying that capitalism is the road to monoploies is akin to saying that peace is the road to war. I can also point to plenty of examples where war occurred after sustained periods of peace, but that doesn't mean they are the same.