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| B-29 Bomber | May 29 2012, 01:28 AM Post #61 |
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She is not amused at Fegelein. FEGELEIN!! FEGELEIN!! FEGELEIN!!!
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That was a typo. There was supposed to be a "non-" before that last Exploitative. |
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| Square | Jan 2 2014, 07:27 PM Post #62 |
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Controversial
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Communism, It works in theory, but as said before the capitalist system also exists. Mercantilism is the controlling of trade by the government to suit their countries benefit, its what caused the tea Party in Boston. Capitalism is basically free trade, except its usually escourted by a modern mercantilism, and this time its run by corporations who value their money and existance, as apposed to mercantilism, which generally wish for better living conditions for their citizens. (While screwing everyone else) trade tarriffs in place against LEDCs because of their debt screw the economy, while cheap imports from MEDCs swamp the market (takes the influx of Industrially farmed Crops and Meat into Mexico following the signing of NAFTA as an example) Even in their own countries, they exploit their own labour, instead of valueing their employees and giving them payraises when times are good, they just give the executives payrises, and use it to make their business bigger, and more streamlined, (buying in more bulk, automating and expanding rapidly at others expense, take the Supermarkets in the UK as another example, until recently the Big Four held a monopoly on the market (Sainsburys, 16% TESCO 34%, ASDA Walmart 21%, Morrison's 14%) This standardization isn't good for the consumer, who seeks variety, and isn't good for the employees, who face the minimum wage. |
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| UnitRico | Jan 3 2014, 05:34 AM Post #63 |
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HAIL THE HORSE MASK
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No, it doesn't. Well, unless you take the existence of humanity out of the equation, I guess. |
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| EricTheAwesome | Jan 3 2014, 05:43 AM Post #64 |
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I like Communism as an idea on paper, but I realize that it is impractical. |
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| Nwahs | Jan 3 2014, 07:34 AM Post #65 |
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Bernanke is my Bae
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Welp, that's a huge gap. Gotta derp around and talk stuff about human nature, I guess. :3 |
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| Square | Jan 3 2014, 01:27 PM Post #66 |
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Controversial
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Well, im sure Marx, Engels and Lenin didnt forsee Humanity getting in the way. |
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| B-29 Bomber | Jan 3 2014, 04:22 PM Post #67 |
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She is not amused at Fegelein. FEGELEIN!! FEGELEIN!! FEGELEIN!!!
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Humanity. Yeah, we have that annoying habit... existing. Anyway, I have to disagree that modern mercantilism is in anyway functionally different from ye olde mercantilism. It's still the state manipulating the economy of the country for its own benefit(not necessarily that of the country at large). Just equate modern corporations with that of it's grandfather: the Joint-stock company. They didn't necessarily have anything to do with colonialism, by the way. They'd existed for centuries before the Age of Colonization. |
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| Square | Jan 3 2014, 04:54 PM Post #68 |
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Really the US, the EU and China all practise modern mercantilism. The US can place tarriffs on stuff as they wish, generally to sway the vote their way (as in the 1998 US election and Iron) whereas the EU does it for health concerns (Hormone treated beef) Sweetfruit seeds is banned from export from China the same as the rubber barons banned the export of rubber from south America. And Joint Stock companies made their rise with colonialism, the East India company is an early well know example of one, partially owned by the British state. |
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| B-29 Bomber | Jan 3 2014, 06:53 PM Post #69 |
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She is not amused at Fegelein. FEGELEIN!! FEGELEIN!! FEGELEIN!!!
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Firstly I'm glad you understand the situation somewhat. Secondly, Joint-Stock Companies have been around since the 13th and 14th centuries, it's just that pop-history doesn't note them until the Age of Colonization. |
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| Square | Jan 3 2014, 08:21 PM Post #70 |
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I wasn't denying their existence prior, its just they weren't much of a thing until the early colonial age |
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