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ToxMarz

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14. At the end of day though, they are not socialism as far as a form of governance.

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 10:30 AM

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The textbook definition of socialism is government ownership of the means of production NOT worker. In a free society people are free to organize their business as a co-op if they so desire. There is no government control or ownership.

Cooperatives may exhibit socialist type principles like democratic control and shared ownership, but they are an organizational model, not a system of government. Co-ops operate successfully in both capitalist and socialist economies.

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We Went To Nebraska. What We Found Could Unrig The Economy. [View all] bucolic_frolic 18 hrs ago OP

Worker owned businesses are the most efficient multigraincracker 17 hrs ago #1

Because you'll never do anything as well, nor watch the money so closely, bucolic_frolic 17 hrs ago #2

An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is an option. PufPuf23 17 hrs ago #3

Get rid of the eclipses at the end and put in an "m" Bristlecone 16 hrs ago #4

The link is quite an extended one so I didn't wish to include it. bucolic_frolic 16 hrs ago #6

But large equity still owns part of the business and returns accrue to those investors, not the workers. bucolic_frolic 16 hrs ago #7

Offered ESOP as an alternative and step towards worker equity and security. PufPuf23 15 hrs ago #10

Owner owned provides better service FrndStrng 16 hrs ago #5

The world's largest coop is in Spain Farmer-Rick 16 hrs ago #8

Co-ops and socialism are not synonymous ToxMarz 16 hrs ago #9

Actually they kind of are Farmer-Rick 3 hrs ago #13

At the end of day though, they are not socialism as far as a form of governance. ToxMarz 2 hrs ago #14

This almost made it back in the 70s Figarosmom 15 hrs ago #11

Link not working masmdu 15 hrs ago #12