Lintar wrote:
RushKing wrote:
Lintar wrote:
Who would determine this, and how? It's all very well to spout idealistic cliches, but I want details.
First I have to say I'm not marxist or a pacifist. I generaly think people should be able to take from communal shops as they please. I believe there are novelty goods that whould prompt a need for a way to resolve disputes. In these instances collectives would have several options, like having a first come first serve policy, rationing, or let the people who want this good decide how they want to divide it among themselves.
When you say 'take', I'm assuming you mean 'pay for' via the use of a currency of some kind, or maybe even barter.
No, you come in and take available goods you want. No bater or market exchange necessary.
Lintar wrote:
Who would do the bookkeeping in these communal shops? That would require a knowledge by someone running it of accounting, or the hiring of an accountant. What do you mean by 'novelty goods'? Dispute resolution is now handled by our courts, so why would we need to replace this system, and with what?
Oh comon, you know what a novelty is... Novelty goods in market economies are often auctioned and I don't think this is a good form of dispute resolution. I don't think somone is more deserving of somthing becuase they have more paper.
Lintar wrote:
First come, first served, is how shops now operate, so this isn't a novel idea. Rationing is only ever needed when there are shortages of certain goods, due to either high demand, low production, or both.
Of course
Lintar wrote:
Over-production seems to be a problem at the moment, so how would you keep as many people involved in productive employment whilst cutting back on production? Would welfare payments still exist? Would those who work very long hours cut back to allow those without work to contribute to society? Would part-time and casual work become the norm? What about de-industrialisation, and the inevitable consequence of this for millions of unskilled, unemployed and unemployable factory workers and labourers? Not everyone can find work in the services sector (like someone who has Asperger's Syndrome), nor does everyone have the talent to graduate from university with a PhD.
We wouldn't need a welfare payments or more employment, we are no longer looking at a market system.
03 Sep 2015, 9:05 pm
