Corporations are part of our community and should be responsible to that community for how they conduct business and what they produce. — Tom Storm
To argue corporations should conduct their business and decide what to produce based on community needs is socialism through and through. — Xtrix
To argue corporations should conduct their business and decide what to produce based on community needs is socialism through and through. — Xtrix
Fine by me. :wink: — Tom Storm
It's in line with embedded liberalism. The main practical argument for it is that it should protect a capitalist economy from breakdowns like the Great Depression. — frank
Anything beyond this is -- any social responsibility -- is socialism; i.e., infringement on private property rights and the freedom of individuals to pursue their self interests. — Xtrix
That should be its sole responsibility, within the bounds of the law. — Xtrix
Embedded liberalism was supported by Marxists and socialists. If it had continued to evolve, the US would be more leftist right now. Those who targeted it for destruction claimed that it was collectivism at it's worst and was bound to lead to some kind of slavery in America. The characterization of it as socialist isn't unacceptable. — frank
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