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Originally Posted by Despanan
Well, excecution-wise it would depend on the specifics of how such a system was to be implimented. I don't so much have a problem with the concept, but I'm skeptical as to whether such a system would actualy be viable and would have it's intended effect.
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That's a risk in all systems, though.
My concern is how would the market execute. How would currency be distributed since work would no longer be in exchange for currency but for necessary commodities to live. I suppose it would be more heavily based on bartering than currency. "Hey, I need my room to be painted" "Alright, I would like a guitar" "Fair enough, I'll make one at the shop" This hypothetical and drastically over simplified scenario assumes person A is a carpenter and Person B is a painter.
My main issue is, as Lenin said, the Commanding Heights. The things necessary for survival. Markets are erratic and vastly unpredictable things, and I do not believe people's lives should rest on such an uncontrollable force.
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