• grilled_cheese_eater@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Nuh, uh. Markets controlled by Oligarchs who spend billions to erode social safety nets do. A market socialist economy with strong regulations and systems like a UBI wouldn't create poverty, while still being a market (albeit a very different one to what we have today). Albeit I do think that for many things (like healthcare) having a market of any kind is just dumb.

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      • grilled_cheese_eater@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        I said market socialist. In a market socialist economy there would be no billionaires. Also housing is an absolute necessity, which means it shouldn't be governed by a market at all, no matter the economic system. Only things outside of staple foods, a roof over your head, utilities, drinking water, healthcare and other things absolutely necessary for your continued survival, can (not should) be governed by a market, and one that doesn't funnel money upwards.

        Capitalism in any form is absolutely horrible and should not exist.

        Also, creating artificial demand should be banned.

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      • Honytawk@lemmy.zip
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        1 year ago

        A market with a UBI would simply increase rent by the UBI amount

        *Correction: an unregulated market with UBI would.

        In a regulated market, those corporations can either follow the guidelines or fuck off the market.