• алсааас [she/they]@lemmy.dbzer0.comM
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    10 days ago

    The market will just force coops to behave like capitalist companies again…

    Also:

    The hell of capitalism is the firm, not the fact that it has a boss
    -Bordiga

    • Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de
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      10 days ago

      But without checks and balances then we could end up with corrupt plutocrats like the Soviets had.

      The heart of Marxism is spreading power out as much as possible by giving the working class control over our resources and economy.

    • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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      10 days ago

      Howso? Capitalism is when non-worker investors own the means of production. In a co-op the workers literally own the means of production, so the workers are getting their fair share of the profit.