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[–] [email protected] 36 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (6 children)

I think one of the main flaws of socialism and planned economies in general is not accounting for supply and demand. In a capitalist society, if you don’t want something, you don’t buy it, whereas under a planned economy you’re stuck with it because that’s what the state decided to make. Case in point the coffee shortages in east Germany when it was controlled by the soviets. The people were extremely unhappy to the point of rioting.

ooooooooooooooh the coffee

As opposed to our famously robust capitalist economy which never has shortages and efficiently allocates resources to the most critical needs, of course.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago

In a capitalist society, if you don’t want something, you don’t buy it, whereas under a planned economy you’re stuck with it because that’s what the state decided to make. Case in point the coffee

me in my night cap: This must be a mistake. This was supposed to be my sleepy time.
guy with an AK47: DRINK THE FUCKING ESPRESSO

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