From: | "M. Kolar" <wddm(at)mkolar.org> |
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Date: | Sat, 13 Oct 2007 03:02:25 -0700 |
Subject: | Re: [WDDM] Re: what is "leftist economy" - Re: Deciding the future course of action |
I tend to think that political freedom does not "imply" a left economy.
They are orthogonal matters, where a democracy could decide to have a
left economy, just as well as they could choose a right one.
In fact a "normal" economy, should probably have components of both. For
example worker led factories can cohabit with companies led by only one
man.
What about the most direct democracy we have today: Switzerland? Is it
not very rightist?
About the food system, we can discuss about it, but at the end I would
propose that the causes probably lie in the consumer's mind and the way
this mind is manipulated: advertising, trademarks. What do you think?
Why not remove this political artificial construct which some people
call "intellectual property"?
About the producer/consumer relationship, why should we favor one or the
other in that relationship? What about free market to let them enter in
win-win relationships? (the collectivity can give money to its poorest
members to make sure they don't enter in transactions out of physical
needs).
echarp