To: discostu; XBob; Havoc
No the super capitalists do not want a command economy. Command economies don't give an opportunity for real competition or allow the business to expand as they wish, command economies are not capitalist in nature and have the exact opposite goal of capitalism.Yes, they most definitely do. Command economies mean executives don't have to worry about competition. They can come into the office at ten, have a two hour lunch, and leave at five. They can merge into the New Class and be polite and urbane and comfortable. They can insure that their children will be able to follow in their footsteps and have it easy because connections are more important than raw ability in command economies.
To: Sam the Sham
It also means they're not in charge of their business decisions. The government tells them what to make, how to make it, how many to make and what to charge, and if nobody wants what you make that's just too bad. There's no room for innovation, there's no room for horizontal market expansion, there's no room for verticle market expansion, there's no room to be a business.
Which would you rather be CEO of: IBM or Amtrak? That's the difference between capitalism and command economy.
773 posted on
04/15/2004 1:59:30 PM PDT by
discostu
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