[Paul C. Jesup]

I'll grant you the pirates, but socialists.... that's nonsense.

You should watch the later episodes of Deep Space Nine, everything the Ferengi collects/makes in gross (before profits) is audited, taxed and controled by their race's government, which head by their Grand Nagus.

It's socialism anyway you cut it.

[tarheelswamprat]

You should watch the later episodes of Deep Space Nine, everything the Ferengi collects/makes in gross (before profits) is audited, taxed and controlled by their race's government, which head by their Grand Nagus.

It's socialism anyway you cut it.

No, that's fascism. Socialism is when the government actually owns everything! Hey, lighten up, let's compromise! How about we just say the Ferengi were a mafia kleptocracy?