Doesn’t socialism mean that the government will own and run everything?
Democratic socialists do not want to create an all-powerful government bureaucracy. But we do not want big corporate bureaucracies to control our society either. Rather, we believe that social and economic decisions should be made by those whom they most affect.
Today, corporate executives who answer only to themselves and a few wealthy stockholders make basic economic decisions affecting millions of people. Resources are used to make money for capitalists rather than to meet human needs. We believe that the workers and consumers who are affected by economic institutions should own and control them.
Social ownership could take many forms, such as worker-owned cooperatives or publicly owned enterprises managed by workers and consumer representatives. Democratic socialists favor as much decentralization as possible. While the large concentrations of capital in industries such as energy and steel may necessitate some form of state ownership, many consumer-goods industries might be best run as cooperatives.
Democratic socialists have long rejected the belief that the whole economy should be centrally planned. While we believe that democratic planning can shape major social investments like mass transit, housing, and energy, market mechanisms are needed to determine the demand for many consumer goods.
Amber, you are the only Chapo capable of communicating in language other than catchphrases and memes. Please come out against China and start the drama ragnarok that gets /r/chapotraphouse shut down for good.
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1 Kaiser-romulus 2019-10-19
Chapo trap house? More like crapo crap house amirite
1 CantWakeUpJPG 2019-10-19
Based and scatpilled.
1 KaaraRaven 2019-10-19
This is your brain on CTH.
1 ExquisitExamplE 2019-10-19
You may actually want to do a cursory examination of Democratic Socialist ideals before you write them off entirely-
This is a good place to start
Doesn’t socialism mean that the government will own and run everything?
Democratic socialists do not want to create an all-powerful government bureaucracy. But we do not want big corporate bureaucracies to control our society either. Rather, we believe that social and economic decisions should be made by those whom they most affect.
Today, corporate executives who answer only to themselves and a few wealthy stockholders make basic economic decisions affecting millions of people. Resources are used to make money for capitalists rather than to meet human needs. We believe that the workers and consumers who are affected by economic institutions should own and control them.
Social ownership could take many forms, such as worker-owned cooperatives or publicly owned enterprises managed by workers and consumer representatives. Democratic socialists favor as much decentralization as possible. While the large concentrations of capital in industries such as energy and steel may necessitate some form of state ownership, many consumer-goods industries might be best run as cooperatives.
Democratic socialists have long rejected the belief that the whole economy should be centrally planned. While we believe that democratic planning can shape major social investments like mass transit, housing, and energy, market mechanisms are needed to determine the demand for many consumer goods.
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1 collectijism 2019-10-19
Even AOC signed the anti chapo china bill. That sub is finished she signed a marco rubio bill
1 EasySchmitty 2019-10-19
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1 zergling_Lester 2019-10-19
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1 911roofer 2019-10-19
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1 darth_tiffany 2019-10-19
Amber, you are the only Chapo capable of communicating in language other than catchphrases and memes. Please come out against China and start the drama ragnarok that gets /r/chapotraphouse shut down for good.
1 YaBoyStevieF 2019-10-19
Imagine