• plyth@feddit.org
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    capitalism will lead to plutocracy if left unchecked

    But is it Capitalism if it is checked? If something stands above capitalism and controls it, then that is the governing philosophy and deserves the -ism, not capital.

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      If something stands above capitalism and controls it, then that is the governing philosophy and deserves the -ism, not capital.

      capitalism isn’t a form of governance it’s an economic system.

      Democracy is a form of governance, so is plutocracy, or monarchy, or aristocracy.

      Many different forms of governance can structure their economy using capitalism.

      But a capitalist economy will always push the current form government towards plutocracy