• SwingingKoala@discuss.tchncs.de
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    3 months ago

    I consider the US not capitalist because the most important component of the economy, money, is centrally planned by a small committee of insiders. Broken money leads to broken markets. I’d be ok with calling it crony capitalism.

    • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
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      3 months ago

      it’s not capitalism because the capital is controlled by few people?

      Isn’t that the point of being a capitalist to secure more capital? Why would a pure-capitalist want Market regulation, and not themselves with all the money and everyone else with none?