tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post5636160528071681485..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Socialism for Small Business?The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-55729713204318234522013-03-24T00:08:20.510-07:002013-03-24T00:08:20.510-07:00I guess that's an inevitable incident of the r...I guess that's an inevitable incident of the rise of monopoly or somewhat lesser variety of market dominance.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-86342613198849227492013-03-23T15:12:15.126-07:002013-03-23T15:12:15.126-07:00It's another transference of wealth scheme and...It's another transference of wealth scheme and the large entities do it because they can. The result is they download their financing costs onto smaller firms and individuals. Also frees available capital for other purposes. <br /><br />It's not a new game by any means but has certainly gained popularity in recent years.<br /><br />The East Coast oil and forestry oligarch imposed 90 day terms on all suppliers they could a couple of decades back for example. <br /><br />Bankers use a similar scheme when they when they withhold money from peoples accounts for 5 banking days when they cash cheques. Only they get to multiply funds in their possession by times 20 or soAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-56928355420717809832013-03-23T11:58:38.488-07:002013-03-23T11:58:38.488-07:00I think the government/business relationship has b...I think the government/business relationship has been that way for quite a while, Owen. In the U.S., for example, it has been the government that empowered the rise of corporatism and oligarchy.<br /><br />Chris, I agree that this is certainly novel. I wish I had some background information on the supposed problem this is intended to rectify.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-65797843610553151332013-03-23T11:00:58.468-07:002013-03-23T11:00:58.468-07:00That proposed labour policy sounds kind of dumb, h...That proposed labour policy sounds kind of dumb, honestly. It fits the caricature of "Big Government".<br /><br />Whether one company is paying another isn't the government's nosy business. And there already exists novel things called "law courts" to handle this. Perhaps they don't work perfectly, but how is it an improvement to have a parallel government bureaucracy to decide if one company is being fair to some other, or whether one company is nice enough to get a government contract?<br /><br />crfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726414637021391906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-1028389487082218832013-03-23T09:31:42.141-07:002013-03-23T09:31:42.141-07:00That's precisely the kind of socialism today&#...That's precisely the kind of socialism today's movers and shakers want, Mound -- the kind that socializes losses and privatizes profits.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.com