I feel like the people who say the only problem with capitalism is "wealth concentration" never worked in a restaurant. Even the smallest business owners often abuse, degrade, and bully their employees, who they view as servants – because they can. Capitalism itself is unjust.
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I agree. The question is “compared to what?”.
Just imagine if we treated business like literally every other free association of humans, and ran things democratically, where the bosses were responsible to the people they managed. If only there were some kind of word for that...
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Most of the systems that don’t work have no names.
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Anyone who owns a small business knows they work for the employees - everyday we have to generate enough business to keep all of us employed and the owner has all the risk
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Exactly. If the business runs into the ground, it's the owner who takes the loss while the employees just have to get new jobs. Very rarely does a business do more than just break even. And if it consistently profits, it's probably time for expansion.
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There is a word for that: Failure.
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>Democracy >Free association Pick one
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The biggest issue is that they don't have the capital to do so and that those who do are systemically encouraged not to because it means giving up that capital
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To clarify, I know you're not a fan of religion, but such a "free association" would be like many churches, correct? People show up because they want to be there and leave whenever they please. The common folks determine leadership or at least can vote with their feet. Like that?
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