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minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down6·edit-210 months agoThat’s a simplification Mercantilism had private ownership of production Capitalism is pay based on hours worked (only way to get rich is to work more hours than someone else)
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoStarted strong, then jumped right off a cliff with this argument. Just wrong about everything in the last sentence, pretty impressive.
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-210 months agoYou really should read Wealth of Nations We don’t live in a capitalist society, it’s important to note because the “dream of capitalism” is impossible to achieve
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoI have. Your definition is just bad, bro.
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-210 months agoSo you know capitalism paints that landowners are bad and the labourer as essentially Claims the labourer should be the one that gets the money Claims money should be given out based of effort But you think giving money out based on effort is a bad definition for it That’s right?
That’s a simplification
Mercantilism had private ownership of production
Capitalism is pay based on hours worked (only way to get rich is to work more hours than someone else)
Started strong, then jumped right off a cliff with this argument. Just wrong about everything in the last sentence, pretty impressive.
You really should read Wealth of Nations
We don’t live in a capitalist society, it’s important to note because the “dream of capitalism” is impossible to achieve
I have. Your definition is just bad, bro.
So you know capitalism paints that landowners are bad and the labourer as essentially
Claims the labourer should be the one that gets the money
Claims money should be given out based of effort
But you think giving money out based on effort is a bad definition for it
That’s right?