Saturday, 12 February 2022

The dirty secret of capitalism -- and a new way forward | Nick Hanauer

Why Neoliberal economics is entirely wrong.

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  1. Spoken like an unrepentant State Capitalist. All we need to do now is to elevate our aggregate efficiencies to the global level!

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  2. I agree that NH's 'remedies' don't amount to much.

    But the analysis of where Neoliberalism goes wrong seems entirely correct. For that reason I still propose to disseminate vids like that far and wide.

    Too many people remain in the dark wrt what caused their expropropriation (they're called 'Trump supporters' and 'Brexiteers', BTW!)

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    1. It's correct alright. But it's because economists believe in aggregate efficiencies. There are no petit bourgeoisie anymore. There are only "state capitalists". Efficiency uber alles... especially those of "scale".

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    2. I used to work for Bethlehem Steel when they were "vertically integrating" the shipbuilding industry. The made EVERYTHING that went on those ships, from the smallest valve to the largest turbine.

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    3. It's almost always about scale. Big is good, small is bad (Time stamp 1:20).

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