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Cary

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1. Like all good lies the premise of radical capitalism has some truth

Reply to I_UndergroundPanther (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2019, 12:31 PM

Dec 2019

The laws of supply and demand are as sound as ever. The problem is not the profit motive. The problem is a lack of.political will to remediate short term market inefficiencies that exist in the real world but radical capitalists of all stripes refuse to acknowledge on ideological prejudice.

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What if the profit [View all] I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2019 OP

Like all good lies the premise of radical capitalism has some truth Cary Dec 2019 #1

But the growth imperative I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2019 #2

Actually, there is no legal requirement for corporations to maximize profits. In fact, that's a Hoyt Dec 2019 #3