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January 7th, 2017 11:15 PMgimmepieBut housing, even short term housing, for those who can't afford it. Short term housing with costs covered and an allowance to allow for essentials and education would be lovely. I don't want to take away any of the lovely houses people have earned don't worry xD
Well I can't speak for the US, but here our food prices are insane and make no sense. -
January 7th, 2017 10:56 AMSomewhere_all housing would be public? Or for just people that can't afford it?
And what is wrong with the current food production system that warrants publicizing the industry? -
January 7th, 2017 9:09 AMgimmepieIn my ideal world? Healthcare, food, water, education and simple communal housing would all be public. The latter will likely never happen though.
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January 7th, 2017 7:34 AMSomewhere_What are you defining as need? I know you mean water and healthcare, but do you also want agriculture and food production public? To be honest, I could see why you would say yes, but at the same time, its already over-producing food (for reasons that are not free market btw or relevant for the question), so I dont see why food should be publicized.
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January 7th, 2017 7:28 AMgimmepieNeeds are what I want public. I don't really care if luxuries are private.
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January 7th, 2017 7:10 AMSomewhere_thank goodness you dont believe in 100% public ownership. That would be disastrous. At least you can make the case for only publicizing "needs" industry (water, etc).
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January 7th, 2017 12:51 AMgimmepieI see nothing wrong with that summary
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January 6th, 2017 12:28 PMSomewhere_"A market is a group of buyers and sellers, where buyers determine the demand and sellers determine the supply, together with the means whereby they exchange their goods or services is called the market."
not to be conflated with free markets. This does not mean the government can't buy or sell goods or regulate or tax or anything. -
January 6th, 2017 8:39 AMgimmepieAs in?
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January 6th, 2017 7:11 AMSomewhere_well everyone thinks it can be more complicated, but the contradictions just can't contradict the basic supply/demand
thank god you think that
Do you believe in a market economy? -
January 6th, 2017 2:36 AMgimmepieI mean obviously supply and demand is a thing xD
I just think it can be more complicated than the basics of the theory allow for sometimes. You know?
Value is probably one of the most subjective things around. -
January 5th, 2017 1:49 PMSomewhere_You would be pretty much a conspiracy theorist if you didnt lol, or you would have to reallyyyyyyyy try to lift the burden of proof off your back. xD Its not like the more obscure theories that are part of specific schools of economics.
Out of curiosity, do you accept that value is subjective? -
January 5th, 2017 5:54 AMgimmepieMaybe? Certainly parts of it.
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January 5th, 2017 5:06 AMSomewhere_well, surely we do at least agree on the basic laws of economics. Supply/Demand, Time-Preference, Say's Law, etc.
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January 5th, 2017 4:09 AMgimmepieHonestly I don't have the energy to get into it. You know we'll never agree on economics xD

