So communism is the only other alternative? 
Does capitalism work?
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TimeTraveler said:
Actually I think that's quite true. But just to be sure, you should amend that some. Communism, or any other form system, can work well in a SELF-SUFFICIENT, ISOLATED socio-economic environment. The problem with communism is that it is simply NOT set up to deal with "outsiders" ...in any way, shape or form, including another communist system.
Capitalism, however, seems perfectly blind to what the other systems are or how they function. Capitalism works equally well with any other socio-economic system ....from the outside, of course.
However, just so you know, I don't think any "pure" socio-economic system will work anywhere .....mainly, if not wholly, due to human greed and selfishness and general human failings. I.e., humans can fuck up anything!
Baron Max
cool skill said:
Cool Skill, from all I've read on this thread (and others), you seem to be totally incapable of realizing the natural human failings. Any "perfect" system you can devise can be totally fucked up by human greed, gluttony and selfishness. And when you try to stop those human failings, your system is no longer "perfect" ...so then what?
Baron Max
spuriousmonkey said:
After their glorious revolution, all those jobs went away. It wasn't until the country's economy started to grow (through capitalist practices) that they started selling things in markets again.
Cause you know, they had money to spend on reindeer testicles and stuff.
Anarchy!!!!!
Communism is practiced very often. In some restaurants, the waiters throw their tips in a pool, then split them evenly between eachother at the end of the night.Baron Max said:
The same for valet parkers.
This actually works in their favor because it is not about you as a waiter sabotoging other waiters in competition for customers. It is about teamates encouraging teamates. And if you are really good, you can encourage your teamates to do a good job so you can sit around, and do nothing.
I'm not sure you have been reading correctly because this has been discussed. Or perhaps it was in the other thread.Baron Max said:
To get the gist of it, any person can do whatever they want when their mind is set on doing it. This goes for taking any system, and searching for the flaws.
City Design is not necessarily as sitting there, and creating a fool proof system. It is the process of studying how we can improve our abilities at creating a system with lesser and lesser flaws. It is a continuous study that involves lots of elasticity. If one thing doesn't work, the structure has to be addressed not by quickfixes, but actual foundational improvements.
These imptovements continue on, and get better and better just like technology gets better and better.
Idiot brainless morons such as yourself think in one dimensional either or. 'Well anything you design is suceptible to flaws and yadda yadda yadda'.
There is only one question, and I would really really like to know because it really doesn't make any sense:
Who the hell gives a crap?
cool skill said:
Yeah, just like I said ....in an isolated system it might work. But even so, do you think that the hardest working waitresses are happy to share THEIR earnings with the laziest waitresses? Why do I not think so???
I'm also rather skeptical that the system you noted is in use in many places of the nation. Do you have any data to support your assertion? And it would be nice to have some input as to how well it actually works?
Baron Max
In finland no waitress expects a tip since they get paid decent wages.
You brought them up. I guess I should have known it has nothing to do with the topic if you bring something up.
They use the system in the China Grill.
The China Grill since it opened in the early 90s has frequently been the #1 restaurant in Miami Beach. Whether that has anything to do with their pooling of tips or not will never be determined by anybody on the face of this earth.
The China Grill since it opened in the early 90s has frequently been the #1 restaurant in Miami Beach. Whether that has anything to do with their pooling of tips or not will never be determined by anybody on the face of this earth.
Baron Max said:
TIP:
3 LOLs in a post makes you look retarded (even more than you are).