We know capitalism works only when well regulated and upper management isn’t allowed to behave irresponsibly.
How could you propose effective regulations if people with money are always able to influence the government? If money exists how can we protect society from it’s corrupting influence?
I don’t, and Karl Marx explains this is the inevitable outcome of a capitalist system in Das Kapital.
Right now the EU is trying its hand at it by making a regulatory system that is difficult to influence. It’s happening, and some countries have devolved into neoliberal parties vs. far-right (monarchist) parties, showing us that Marx is once again right.
If I were to get a soviet (lower case) committee of scholars to hammer out a workable system, I’d avoid capitalism in favor of a post-scarcity socialist / communist state (and if we don’t have the means to kick off with one, then we’d lay out a tech-tree path towards one.
But that’s not how societies work. We have to work towards a world in which people are given the liberty to live as they please, and not be burdened by want of essentials. We can’t seize all the property today and have food kiosks available tomorrow.
Also, I’m not even a poli-sci graduate, and I’d defer to those who’ve actually learned the history and checklists. But I could see a country deciding to invest some taxes in a massive potato growing project, and offering free potatoes to everyone; as much as they need. And then following up with other extremely common, extremely useful products (pencils and paper)? Lumber in standard sizes? Steel wood screws? Eventually, the state would offer protein bars and issue bog standard smart phones.
We’ve already seen ur-programs like this, from government cheese, food stamps and SNAP to the electric companies offering flourescent bulbs and later LED bulbs to get all households on the same page.
That said, these are all guesses. I can’t predict the future and how we advance.
How could you propose effective regulations if people with money are always able to influence the government? If money exists how can we protect society from it’s corrupting influence?
I don’t, and Karl Marx explains this is the inevitable outcome of a capitalist system in Das Kapital.
Right now the EU is trying its hand at it by making a regulatory system that is difficult to influence. It’s happening, and some countries have devolved into neoliberal parties vs. far-right (monarchist) parties, showing us that Marx is once again right.
If I were to get a soviet (lower case) committee of scholars to hammer out a workable system, I’d avoid capitalism in favor of a post-scarcity socialist / communist state (and if we don’t have the means to kick off with one, then we’d lay out a tech-tree path towards one.
But that’s not how societies work. We have to work towards a world in which people are given the liberty to live as they please, and not be burdened by want of essentials. We can’t seize all the property today and have food kiosks available tomorrow.
Also, I’m not even a poli-sci graduate, and I’d defer to those who’ve actually learned the history and checklists. But I could see a country deciding to invest some taxes in a massive potato growing project, and offering free potatoes to everyone; as much as they need. And then following up with other extremely common, extremely useful products (pencils and paper)? Lumber in standard sizes? Steel wood screws? Eventually, the state would offer protein bars and issue bog standard smart phones.
We’ve already seen ur-programs like this, from government cheese, food stamps and SNAP to the electric companies offering flourescent bulbs and later LED bulbs to get all households on the same page.
That said, these are all guesses. I can’t predict the future and how we advance.