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In reply to the discussion: The Probelm With Capitalism [View all]slightlv
(2,793 posts)20. I agree
And I don't think we'll ever really change anything until one little sentence is recognized:
Workers are the most important part of labor.
The fat cats always talk about the nobility of labor -- never having experienced it a day in their lives. One of THE most unfair items, IME, is the fact labor is taxed. ALL labor should be free of taxation (such as state and fed income tax). Profits derived from ANY other structure should be taxed because there was no labor to achieve it. It's only pushing money around digitally.
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I would say that how well an owner accurately makes that sort of assessment determines whether their
Hugh_Lebowski
Jun 2021
#1
Big Corps with stocks are hogtied to making a profit for the stockholders and taking from the...
Brainfodder
Jun 2021
#3
The real problem with (under-regulated) capitalism is inevitable concentration of wealth
Mysterian
Jun 2021
#9
Capitalism can only work if it is tightly regulated to protect labor, consumers and the environment
ShazamIam
Jun 2021
#17
So exploiting others is natural. I disagree when the evidence shows that we advance when we
ShazamIam
Jun 2021
#23