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Okay. I see this as inevitably leading to socialism, not the modern meaning of "socialism" though, but 'pre-marxist/leninist' meaning of socialism, not government ran business, more like utopian anarchy/liberalism.

@Ero that's my view, lol "Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty is a landmark book that analyzes historical data on wealth and income inequality, arguing that capitalism inherently generates inequality when the rate of return on capital (r) exceeds the rate of economic growth (g). This "r > g" dynamic leads to wealth concentration, making inherited wealth more significant and undermining meritocracy, a trend exacerbated by events like the World Wars and the Great Depression. Piketty uses extensive historical data to show how this process creates a society where the rich get richer, and proposes progressive wealth taxes as a solution. " I don't support the government taking over businesses.

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It's falsifiable by showing 'capitalism'(profit) doesn't aim toward concentration of wealth, giving any rational alternative.

The naivety of conservatives, "billionaire investment means more American jobs! Give billionaires more money!!!" "Marxists are ideological", but conservatives aren't? Jun 23, 2026, 03:08 IST "General Motors (GM) has deployed 50 collaborative robots at its Factory Zero assembly plant in Michigan. The company has reportedly eliminated more than 1,000 jobs at the facility for the same reason. The move comes after the automaker laid off more than 600 engineers from its IT division in May, which was more than 10% of the department. The automaker is looking for ways to cut costs and increase manufacturing efficiency, and the move to replace human workers with robots" Marx's take on labor theory of value is of common sense

Iranian oil, greed of imperialist 'allies' "Invasion (August 1941): Despite Iran declaring neutrality, the UK and the USSR launched a coordinated invasion. British forces attacked from the west and south, while Soviet troops crossed the border from the north. Strategic Motives: The Allies needed to secure the Abadan oil fields to fuel the British war machine. They also required the Trans-Iranian Railway (part of the Persian Corridor) to safely ship crucial Lend-Lease supplies to the USSR. Additionally, they wanted to preemptively expel hundreds of German technicians to eliminate Nazi influence in the region. Regime Change: The rapid invasion forced the abdication of the pro-Axis Reza Shah, who was replaced by his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Occupation and Aftermath: Iran was partitioned into zones of control. Although the Allies promised to withdraw their troops once the war ended, the USSR delayed its exit until 1946, sparking the Iran crisis—one of the first major diplomatic standoffs of the emerging Cold War."

86 47 The national guard is threatening to arrest people

They arrested the Olympic cyclist for 8 hours for peeling up a piece Someone killed the soil on the national mall so it says 86 47, this is it painted back over to try to hide it 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 patriots 🫡 'The Art of Simple Sabotage'

I previously said, I'm a pro-capitalist, I'm not a Marxist. "End Stage" was a crude label from me(although I personally like it) what I meant to get at is what is explained in my video, the theory is not about pricing or price fluctuations, the only use of the theory is the "end stage" of what Marx means by capitalism(not the common parlance today, Marx meant profit). I would be interested in your quotes but I understand if you don't want to waste your time, even just paraphrasing or a reference to them. I argue against the socialists on this forum, I hate Bernie Sanders, Hasan, Vaush, Young Turks, and AOC. If you scroll up, I posted about my admiration for Jeff Bezos in this thread.

The way I see the theory, a true Marxist wouldn't 'bet' on the market by using the theory, even Put options. They bet the market is going to end, your earnings will be worthless.

Ya I don't see it as a theory for this either, I don't think that's what Marx meant. I think he's just explaining why we'll end up socialist, not as in what socialist means today in common parlance though. Marx 'didn't care about money' or value capitalist economics.

Are you very familiar with the theory? The reason I ask is you're using "monetary value". I see it as a much more general theory, not to be used for predicting how things will exactly happen, just end stage. I actually think it's provable.

4 weeks guys, buy ammo

They've been since so commercialized that I think people tend to underappreciate them now.

I was previously posting Australian bands, then you posted one, so I posted another and Australian favorite Tim Tams, your song references Vegemite. They sell them at World Market, by the way, in the U.S.

What fault did you find in Labor Theory of Value? I'm a pro-capitalist and I believe in 'Marx's' labor theory of value, as a descriptive theory(i think marxists misunderstand it).

Good, we don't want to pay him while he's in prison.

"IT'S RIGGED. AUDIT THE GAME!!!!"

It is called the Reflecting Pool

They hired trumps buddy that he pardoned on fraud charges, a moron that looks like a cartoon villain: incompetence, corruption.

What would be the issue? I don't suggest passive friendship(for dating), but analytical; are they uncompromising is a big one, it's not all about shared interests, you need to analyze their personality and preferences(for dating). You need to ask everything you would like you were dating, 'what are your beliefs _____?'.

Amen *Not 600 women, obviously hyperbole, hopefully just one more By the way, my dating method is not dating a lot, what I suggest is being friends first, go make friends with women, you'll marry your next girlfriend.

"Jeff Bezos supports completely eliminating federal income taxes for the bottom half of U.S. earners (individuals earning up to roughly $53,000 to $75,000 annually). He argues this would provide immediate financial relief for working-class households struggling with rent and groceries. " This is 100 to 150k for a couple. This would get the playing field closer for the small business versus corporation dynamic. I like, admire, and appreciate Bezos. I don't support Amazon though because it's a big corporation; I don't blame Bezos for this this is how the West is set up: for corporatization and centralization, purely through our tax structure and 'positive' government policies, not positive as in good but as in what the government DOES as in military campaigns and public infrastructure like highways, railways, ports, nasa, power generation, it's anti-small business, it's 'rigged' for centralization and corporatization. I want local economies, not global, this infrastructure is for centralization, taking tax money from workers to build infrastructure for corporatization. I want to redirect the money toward local needs. I don't care about the efficiency of how cheap a BigMac can be or how fast AmazonPrime can deliver your dildo, I don't care how well FaceBook knows you to suggest a new sparkling water variety. I want people to not live in filth. It's literally stupid, shameful, idiotic, ignorant, vain, greedy, theft, harm, assault, violence. We spend tax dollars for high speed dildo delivery(highways, highways, highways!!, ports, bridges, naval patrol(Chinese dildos), rather than cleaning up abandoned factories or paying for more teachers, we pay farmers to strip the soil for grain farming to make fatasses their Whoppers it would take 1/16 the farmland and resources to grow vegetables rather than feed(grain), the government subsidizes this. I want small local farmers, not Cargill, Conagra, and Tyson, the government runs small farmers out of business with prioritizing highways, foreign trade(trump "we need more exporting soybeans to China!"), bank protections(corporations leverage debt beyond their means(2008 bailouts)), oil protections(transportation(corporations transport farther)),.....