return2ozma@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 23 days agoIsn't capitalism great?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square120linkfedilinkarrow-up1831arrow-down11
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minus-squareMuad'dib@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 days agoCar companies wouldn’t have bribed the government to increase car use if there was no money for them to get by selling cars.
minus-squareYappyMonotheist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 days agoBribes are not a function of capitalism though.
minus-squareMuad'dib@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 days agoThe profit motive is a function of capitalism. Why would an anarcho-communist car manufacturing collective want to bribe the government to make people use more cars? There’s no reason.
Car companies wouldn’t have bribed the government to increase car use if there was no money for them to get by selling cars.
Bribes are not a function of capitalism though.
The profit motive is a function of capitalism. Why would an anarcho-communist car manufacturing collective want to bribe the government to make people use more cars? There’s no reason.