I think you’re misunderstanding what I’m saying—which, to be fair, I didn’t articulate in much detail.
I understand why it’s a problem under capitalism. But that’s sort of the whole point I’m making. We’ve created an economic system with all of these perverse incentives. We need to create an economic system where living can become more affordable for people without causing economic chaos, and where we aren’t held hostage to the economic interests of the extremely rich.
What if we had an economy that thrived when food and shelter become cheaper? What if the economic pain was inflicted on the well-off when the poorer in society started doing worse, instead of the other way around? If we could engineer such a system, our leaders would make much different decisions, I think.
I think you’re misunderstanding what I’m saying—which, to be fair, I didn’t articulate in much detail.
I understand why it’s a problem under capitalism. But that’s sort of the whole point I’m making. We’ve created an economic system with all of these perverse incentives. We need to create an economic system where living can become more affordable for people without causing economic chaos, and where we aren’t held hostage to the economic interests of the extremely rich.
What if we had an economy that thrived when food and shelter become cheaper? What if the economic pain was inflicted on the well-off when the poorer in society started doing worse, instead of the other way around? If we could engineer such a system, our leaders would make much different decisions, I think.