• Gathorall@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Walk me trough a simple chain of trades that results in the building of a power plant. An automobile. Medical research.

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      Walk me trough a simple chain of trades

      Trading is the wrong paradigm already. Medical research is already publicly funded, too.

      It’s basically councils all the way down. A consumer council decides that a power plant is needed. It declares the powers and limits that a group of delegates has in order to facilitate the building of the plant. This includes the request for/acquisition of the necessary materials and needed workforce.

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        1 month ago

        And if people don’t want to build a power plant? Does your council beat them until they do?

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          If they don’t want to build a power plant, why would they decide to build one? The council is made up of the people.

          (You’re kind of describing capitalism, btw)

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            So what are you going to give the people who build the power plant? Who will give them resources? How much?

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              They’d be given the resources they’d need to build the power plant. If not enough volunteers are found, they’d probably get some sort of benefit as a motivation. Like some luxury items or relief from some other public service.

              The resources are given from the place were they’re from.