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by rootusrootus 1202 days ago
> I'm advocating for non-capitalist variants on market economies.

I'm struggling to think of a good example of a current non-capitalist market economy. Do you have one in mind? Or are you advocating for something not yet successfully created?
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nicoburns 1202 days ago
As the sibling suggests, somewhere like Sweden is probably closest. But yes, I'm advocating for something not yet successfully created (or even attempted as far as I'm aware).
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rootusrootus 1202 days ago
That is interesting, thanks for sharing your viewpoint. In that case, I agree with you, at least insofar as I very much want to see more social democracy in the US than we currently have. But I think it would require the citizens to have a great deal more trust in gov't than we currently have, so not anytime soon.
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lazyasciiart 1202 days ago
Some people argue that social democracy (eg Sweden), as a real welfare state, is distinct from capitalism.
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