return2ozma@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 8 months agoIsn't capitalism great?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square113fedilinkarrow-up1778arrow-down130
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minus-squareMuad'dib@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoCar companies wouldn’t have bribed the government to increase car use if there was no money for them to get by selling cars.
minus-squareYappyMonotheist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoBribes are not a function of capitalism though.
minus-squareMuad'dib@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoThe profit motive is a function of capitalism. Why would an anarcho-communist car manufacturing collective want to bribe the government to make people use more cars? There’s no reason.
Car companies wouldn’t have bribed the government to increase car use if there was no money for them to get by selling cars.
Bribes are not a function of capitalism though.
The profit motive is a function of capitalism. Why would an anarcho-communist car manufacturing collective want to bribe the government to make people use more cars? There’s no reason.