• Banana@sh.itjust.works
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    6 days ago

    Once you understand capitalism and the profit incentive and the concept of surplus value, it all makes sense.

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      6 days ago

      I’m talking about taking money from average tax payers and redistributing it to land-owning ranchers, though. That doesn’t sound too much like capitalism.

      But what do I know? Apparently, I don’t understand the basic ideas of capitalism that I learned in my first economics class in high school, so I truly do need somebody to condescendingly explain it all to me. It’s a good thing you showed up just in time.

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        6 days ago

        Oh I was just adding onto what you were saying re: conspiracy theories vs actual economic incentive. I agree with all you said in your comment

        You see, there is an incentive to farm meat because it creates more profit, and profit is god in this economic system, to put it simply.