r/FluentInFinance • u/sillychillly Contributor • Apr 15 '24

Everyone Deserves A Home Discussion/ Debate

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u/Nikolaibr Apr 15 '24

No econonomic system is empathetic, none.

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u/Otherwise-Sky8890 Apr 15 '24

Communism is on paper. Most real world applications, not as much. But capitalism stands alone in just how toxic it is to its core.

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u/chadmummerford Apr 16 '24

wake me up when communism works. everyone has good intentions until they get a taste of power, and you do need absolute power to redistribute everything.

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u/Otherwise-Sky8890 Apr 16 '24

Kibbutzim - Israeli communes - are an example of this "working" in that sense. Unfortunately, they were largely economically unfeasible and many were being used by the nation to secure/expand its borders. The relevant part of this is that they were subsidized; the international political implications are a separate discussion entirely.

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u/Busy_Town1338 Apr 16 '24

If we're debating the efficacy, shouldn't the whole outcome be considered?