unbeliever Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 That sounds more libertarian than capitalist to me. I've always thought they were roughly the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I've always thought they were roughly the same thing. Libertarians in the extreme tend to be very small Govt things. Defence, and that's about it really. Privatise everything else and make it very sink or swim... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbeliever Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Libertarians in the extreme tend to be very small Govt things. Defence, and that's about it really. Privatise everything else and make it very sink or swim... Yes. I suppose on the other hand one needn't take that view as a capitalist. Although some do. A capitalist may be a libertarian, but may alternatively believe in a strong regulatory role for government. Now a "free market capitalist" on the other hand would I suspect also be a libertarian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aa2900 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 I think it's a big problem that small businesses have a completely different business experience to that of the big Corporations who have the money and manpower to take most things in their stride. I can understand how a small business might struggle with every change and new bit of red tape. So in that case would you class Gripple as a big corporation and Tata Steel as a small business? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil752 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Business regulations (many from the EU) make it harder for small businesses. Regulatory compliance costs are subject to economies of scale. Deregulation (no I don't mean no regulation at all) following Brexit would help rebalance competitiveness between corporations and SMEs. I agree, but we do take enforcing regulations to nth degree. Unlike our counterparts on the continent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petemcewan Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 I mentioned earlier in this thread the emerging "Gig Economy". Apparently, in such an economy everybody is deemed to be an "individual contractor". The contractor is engaged to undertake a piece of work for which they receive a fixed sum. Consequently, the traditional social relationships between employer and employee no longer obtain . A wage economy withers away and with it the activity now known as wage labour. This peer to peer exchange replaces the worker versus employers relationship. And at a stroke ,we are all equal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 I mentioned earlier in this thread the emerging "Gig Economy". Apparently, in such an economy everybody is deemed to be an "individual contractor". The contractor is engaged to undertake a piece of work for which they receive a fixed sum. Consequently, the traditional social relationships between employer and employee no longer obtain . A wage economy withers away and with it the activity now known as wage labour. This peer to peer exchange replaces the worker versus employers relationship. And at a stroke ,we are all equal. Can't tell if serious?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petemcewan Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Can't tell if serious?????? It's the "On-Demand -Economy". Corrosive to the traditional employer and employee relationships of 21st-century capitalism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Can't tell if serious?????? Follow the money. If it benefits those that already have it, then he's serious.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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