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PufPuf23

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10. Offered ESOP as an alternative and step towards worker equity and security.

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #7)

Fri Jun 19, 2026, 09:14 PM

7 hrs ago

Think there is a palette of business structure that improve situation for workers that are suited to different endeavors.

Worker co-ops are maybe not that suited for very large enterprise.

Not arguing against worker co-ops nor for corporations; see as an alternative form of corporation that is better for workers and a step towards worker ownership and control.

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We Went To Nebraska. What We Found Could Unrig The Economy. [View all] bucolic_frolic 10 hrs ago OP

Worker owned businesses are the most efficient multigraincracker 9 hrs ago #1

Because you'll never do anything as well, nor watch the money so closely, bucolic_frolic 8 hrs ago #2

An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is an option. PufPuf23 8 hrs ago #3

Get rid of the eclipses at the end and put in an "m" Bristlecone 8 hrs ago #4

The link is quite an extended one so I didn't wish to include it. bucolic_frolic 8 hrs ago #6

But large equity still owns part of the business and returns accrue to those investors, not the workers. bucolic_frolic 8 hrs ago #7

Offered ESOP as an alternative and step towards worker equity and security. PufPuf23 7 hrs ago #10

Owner owned provides better service FrndStrng 8 hrs ago #5

The world's largest coop is in Spain Farmer-Rick 8 hrs ago #8

Co-ops and socialism are not synonymous ToxMarz 7 hrs ago #9

This almost made it back in the 70s Figarosmom 7 hrs ago #11

Link not working masmdu 7 hrs ago #12