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Originally Posted by catback
Maybe it's just me but I don't see the problem with capitalism or money, nor do I see how your 10% work force plan makes things any better. The whole idea that people will work solely for the good of others and not capitalize on their talent/skill/ability is not realistic in today's time. Really how many people today offer to pump the gas for a senior citizen without them having to reach out for help. It's not the system that is flawed it's the "it's all about me" society, from the big CEO's down to the little guy. Each of them trying to assign as much value to their talent/skill/product/ability as possible. If you take away money and big corporations, basically pushing us back into the olden days, your still going to have people wanting a car for a bushel of banana's. That's the cost and best part of free market, you can ask for whatever you like in return for your goods/services. In fair turn, the customer can accept the terms or decline and seek another supplier.
Free doesn't work, nothing in life is "free"
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You might want to check out open source software for example. A large group of people program this for fun or for praise from other nerds.
I am using a version of Linux right now to post this. Free works better than the OS I paid for and don't use anymore.
The issue is, should we be increasing productivity or increasing effciency? With the capitalist system, increasing a person's productivity makes more profits and that is what most companies try to do. In my life, I try to increase effciency. My linux DVR (hardware cost money, but just a one time fee) now watches TV for me, so I can do other things instead of worring about when a TV show is going to be on. I use machines to get the job done quicker so I have more time to do other things. At work, I have to work 8 hours and I could probably get the same amount of stuff done in 6 hours, but I'm not allowed to leave early if I get done early. If I can program a robot or machine to do my job for me, then I lose my income, yet provided the company with a way to save lots of money, but make even more at the same time. If the system was setup to where there was a large reward for replacing humans with machines, yet still providing a high quality of life for the people who has been freed from their daily job, that would be the system I'm talking about.
I won't get into how you can get free heat from the Sun, cooling from running pipes deep into the ground, electricity from the wind, insulation from dirt, food from gardening, music over the radio, and HDTV over the air. You may need to buy some materials or equipment in order to get the free stuff, but once you have paid the upfront costs, you can live a good life with no reoccuring bills. The problem with this is that utility companies would be in trouble if hundreds of millions of people did this. All it would take is a little different home building practices.