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[–] Barometer3689@feddit.nl 36 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I thought left also meant protection against unregulated markets? Without regulations it is just going to be capitalismplusplus.

[–] QuazarOmega@lemy.lol 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

capitalismplusplus

Ah yes, my favourite programming language!

[–] OrnateLuna@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago

C++ checks out

[–] BruceDoh@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm confused, who is talking about unregulated markets?

[–] Barsukis@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] BruceDoh@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It mentions regulated markets, is that what you mean?

[–] Barsukis@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well the user is saying that the left is also in favour of regulated markets. The meme can be interpreted as if that people on the left somehow want unregulated markets

[–] ThereRisesARedStar@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Some people on the left recognize that planned economies are more efficient than markets based on empirical research on the soviet economy

[–] Barsukis@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I agree! But a planned economy, you could say is, in essence, an extremely tightly regulated market. Whereas the opposite of that, a complete lack of regulation is anarcho capitalism, a completely right wing idea.

[–] ThereRisesARedStar@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

But a planned economy, you could say is, in essence, an extremely tightly regulated market.

Why do you believe this?

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Because without regulations ... it can not be planned? Like at all?

It is in the name.

[–] ThereRisesARedStar@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

You know you can do planning without markets right? Like without price signals and entities buying and selling to each other