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deciplex
2y ago
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There is a distinction drawn in the definition between capital goods and goods in general. This is the classic "can you own a toothbrush in a communist country" argument and the answer is, as it always has been, of course yes.
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NoMoreNicksLeft
2y ago
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If
you can find a toothbrush. And if your neighbors don't turn you in to the secret police for toothbrush hoarding.
Most people just stay on the waiting list for years.
nielsbot
2y ago
You can have aspects of socialism and capitalism in a single system. These all-or-nothing examples are naive or disingenuous.
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