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I don't think I disagree with any individual point you're making. But I'm still getting the sense that we're focusing on what won't work rather than what possibly could work. It seems like you're opposed to bottom up approaches (worker coops, etc, in a market system) and also top down approaches to regulate the edge cases.
I don't have the time to really sit and think through possibilities, but I'll simply say I think a current failure to think how socialism could work in a market economy does not necessarily rule out the possibility.
I appreciate the conversation regardless. You've given me a good few things to chew on.
I am not opposed to bottom up solutions such as worker coops. I think they’ve proven successful both with small businesses such as coffee shops and with larger companies such as Mondragon. What I am opposed to is a top down mandate that all companies must be worker coops. The bottom up approach does not have any of the issues I raised because the workers themselves have the power to decide what to do with the coop when they want to retire.
Thanks! I’ve appreciated the discussion with you too!