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Would it be better?
1. Yes. 38%  38%  [ 3 ]
2. No. 63%  63%  [ 5 ]
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17 Jul 2026, 7:22 pm

In the right ways such as rebuilding social capital and third places? Maybe.

More collective care for making sure talent gets to where it needs to go more efficiently for standards of living? Maybe.

Economic collectivism? No.

The trick is having enough competition to where people can see what works and what doesn't, just not so much competition that you need to become a mercenary, brigand, or one of Roger Waters' 'dogs' to survive. Too little competition you regress, too much and you eat your seed corn and collapse (like we're doing right now).


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18 Jul 2026, 8:53 pm

No. I prefer America to be free like it is now.


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Yesterday, 5:06 pm

I wrote earlier:

Mona Pereth wrote:
IMO some things should be centralized/collectivized, other things not. Natural monopolies should be either run directly by governments (e.g. the Tennessee Valley Authority) or heavily regulated, whereas many other products and services can safely be left to a relatively free market.

In some specific markets we need MORE individual freedom, e.g. in the housing market in major cities like NYC, by loosening up zoning laws to get rid of single-family-only zoning.

In other sectors, e.g. utilities, more government involvement would likely be an improvement in many places.


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