What comes after capitalism? (Michigan, jobs, town, society)

[GregW]

Capitalism has created the most complacent slave worker class the world has ever seen. They are called machines. They do the work of thousands of people in all industries from Agriculture to wagon making. They never strike. They never revolt. They only wear out in a repairable manner.

The problem is the unreliable and expensive wage demanding workers the mechanical slaves have replaced have not shared in the profits from employing the mechanical slaves. Without the wages from their former work these people cannot purchase as much of the output of the factories. Without the mass market the factories cannot make a profit and without a profit to pay for the machine slaves the system collapses.

We are ironically the victims of our own success. We can produce nearly unlimited goods but we no longer have millions of workers have enough money to purchase the goods. Huge debt has made up some of the shortage but debt really cannot increase forever.

What comes after our form of crony mechanized capitalism? Only Mammon knows.

[Michigantown]

An economy is supposed to efficiently use and CONSERVE resources . Does capitalism do that?

[Michigantown]

A resourced based economy it next. A money free economy.

[GregW]

Without money how can we have economic differentiation? Without money how can we have the rich in control while the poor exist on welfare?

[Michigantown]

Originally Posted by GregW

Without money how can we have economic differentiation? Without money how can we have the rich in control while the poor exist on welfare?

Well the people that used to be rich will just have to deal with it because them getting rich on consumers can't happen in the future.

[Michigantown]

Originally Posted by GregW

Without money how can we have economic differentiation? Without money how can we have the rich in control while the poor exist on welfare?

There would also be no more bank robberies no more people committing suicide or abusing drugs because of debt.

[Michigantown]

Capitalism, socialism and whatever other economy humans use today are based on the earth having infinite resources.

[cap1717]

I would love to think that the answer to this question is "enlightenment". . . .but I'm skeptical!

[GregW]

Literally the Earth does have infinite resources. They just become uneconomicaly dilute after a few times around. Only fuels are used up by combustion. Everything else sticks around.

[k.smith904]

Originally Posted by GregW

Literally the Earth does have infinite resources. They just become uneconomicaly dilute after a few times around. Only fuels are used up by combustion. Everything else sticks around.

Exactly. Us humans are pretty smart, running out of matter is hardly a concern.