Participatory economics vs. capitalism

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☣ 🎸ӈɪƖƖßıƖƖγ🎸☣ Oct 11, 2012

Would the parecon model be better for society than capatilism?
☣ 🎸ӈɪƖƖßıƖƖγ🎸☣ Oct 11, 2012

The parecon model would definitely fix the distribution of wealth problem.
Jack Aubrey Oct 11, 2012

Please provide a brief description of participatory economics. It was not covered in my intro to Econ many years ago.
☣ 🎸ӈɪƖƖßıƖƖγ🎸☣ Oct 11, 2012

http://youtu.be/Pd60nYW577U
☣ 🎸ӈɪƖƖßıƖƖγ🎸☣ Oct 11, 2012

That video seems dumbed down but it gives you the main ideas of parecon.
☣ 🎸ӈɪƖƖßıƖƖγ🎸☣ Oct 11, 2012

So, we can debate about gay marriage and science vs religion but nobody wants to weigh in on this?
࿈☪Λ͜α͞ʀ͢o͡ɴ☪࿈ Oct 11, 2012

☣ 🎸ӈɪƖƖßıƖƖγ🎸☣ wrote:
So, we can debate about gay marriage and science vs religion but nobody wants to weigh in on this?

Sorry have not learned about this subject mostly don't know what parcip and the other economy are
Asher Oct 11, 2012

Communism
☣ 🎸ӈɪƖƖßıƖƖγ🎸☣ Oct 11, 2012

Asher🌇🔯🔫 wrote:
Communism

Explain please.
Asher Oct 11, 2012

☣ 🎸ӈɪƖƖßıƖƖγ🎸☣ wrote:
Asher🌇🔯🔫 wrote:
Communism

Explain please.
Well I honestly don't know ehy I said that but I'll illaberate
Look at bees
No crime
No unemployment
Good right?
They all work towards the common goal of society
So in the grand scheme of things communism is the best route
Capitalism is great but it eventually runs it's course
Like now because it becomes overrun with big companies and makes it impossible for small business to thrive
Which eventually leads to a form of socialism
Asher Oct 11, 2012

But like I said this had nothing to do with what you were talking about
☠︎𝕰𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖜𝖔𝖔𝖉☠︎ Oct 11, 2012

★Λubergine★ wrote:
There is no distribution of wealth problem. In fact, any attempts to more evenly distribute wealth should be struck down with extreme prejudice. Evenly distributed wealth is a world-ending event.

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Carpenter Oct 11, 2012

ΞͣΛͩSͩTWͦOͧOͬD wrote:
★Λubergine★ wrote:
There is no distribution of wealth problem. In fact, any attempts to more evenly distribute wealth should be struck down with extreme prejudice. Evenly distributed wealth is a world-ending event.

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Brown🎵Note Oct 11, 2012

Sorry, but this idea just screams "mistakes of the past" to me. It is intensely petty, opinion based, it separates productivity from compensation entirely, and sounds completely delusional.

Sounds like those 2 guys want to be the president of a global labor union.

Enforcement of unnatural rules requires top-down planning. Complex rules call for a large class of "rulers". (See the root of the word there?)

Direct democracy is lame, which jobs are more difficult is an opinion, and planning consumption by each individual is too complex for the average moron to get right.

No wonder we were never exposed to this garbage in economics classes.
⚡🏀ʟєցi†ßɑʟʟєʀ🏀⚡ Oct 11, 2012

Asher🌇🔯🔫 wrote:
☣ 🎸ӈɪƖƖßıƖƖγ🎸☣ wrote:
Asher🌇🔯🔫 wrote:
Communism

Explain please.
Well I honestly don't know ehy I said that but I'll illaberate
Look at bees
No crime
No unemployment
Good right?
They all work towards the common goal of society
So in the grand scheme of things communism is the best route
Capitalism is great but it eventually runs it's course
Like now because it becomes overrun with big companies and makes it impossible for small business to thrive
Which eventually leads to a form of socialism
Small businesses are still around its just the gov is making it hard by taxing them too much
⚡🏀ʟєցi†ßɑʟʟєʀ🏀⚡ Oct 11, 2012

☣ 🎸ӈɪƖƖßıƖƖγ🎸☣ wrote:
Would the parecon model be better for society than capatilism?

Parecon sounded a lot like socialism to me, it has partial freedom, but you are controlled way more than in capitalism. Except instead of the gov controlling your life, other people control your life