• Cowbee [he/him]
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    8 months ago
    1. The Economic Freedom Index is largely bullshit, but even then the Scandinavian countries have more generous social safety nets, not less generous. They have higher rates of socialization, ie their economy is predominantly Capitalist but they have key industries nationalized.

    2. The government making housing worse is more due to Capitalism, again. The only reason rent is high is because Capitalists are greedy and rent-seeking. This is pro-Capitalism. Anti-capitalism would be decommodification of housing, which isn’t happening.

    3. Reddit is Capitalist. It’s privately owned by Capitalists. Capitalism itself is more authoritarian than Socialism, in Capitalism only Capitalists have power, in Socialism the Workers do. Lemmy is a good example of denying Capitalist dictatorial control by rejecting individual ownership.

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      8 months ago

      Everyone pays for their own safety not, not just the rich (which is what happens in america).

      Full stop; housing is my buisness, I know what its expensive, and it is 99% the government making things hard, and how they control the money system. If you dont recognize that then you wont be able to undestand anything else.

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        The rich pay less in taxes in America.

        I understand that housing is your business. You don’t understand what is and isn’t caused by Capitalism because you assume it means Laissez-faire, when it does not. If you don’t recognize that then you won’t be able to understand anything else.