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Start? That's what we've been doing for months. Our Prime Minister is just now returning from a European trip largely devoted to forming new trade deals. We've also been working to break down trade barriers within our country (there were a lot of difficulties in trading between provinces before, which made it easier for everyone to just trade with the US instead) and preparing targeted tariffs of our own to hit Trump and his supporters where it hurts the most.

We're not taking this lying down and never have.

Thank you for being open to the possibilities of that. I wish none of this were happening and feel for those in the US who are going to have to endure what is to come. I can only count myself fortunate I'm not actually there, and only adjacent.

Yeah, well fuck her IMHO. And the oil companies too. They're rich enough to endure a few months of economic leverage applied where it counts. If they squeal (and we know they will), well then they need to be called out and forced to publicly take a side in this whole situation.

EDIT: uncensored :P

the per capita health care expenditure for the american for-profit capitalist system, that doesn't even cover everyone--or everything, is at least 2x that of other 'western' nations that have national health care systems.

single payer, tax funded health care for all would literally pay for itself just from taking what's already being spent on health care and putting it into the new program.

subsidies for oil or any other industry are not taking money away from that non-existent health care system. it doesn't need any.

I saw joel bidens himself killin chickens left and right... he must have been tired after that

And the users of that site will tell you with a straight face that they are "free thinkers" and are immune to propaganda.

I wish I could but it's out there. He made that post.

President Camacho pardoned Joe Bauers who then became president. He showed that, even though he's an idiot, he's capable of making the right decision for the country.

But I’m curious what’s the equivalent on the utopian alternative to capitalism. Is there currency at all, and if there is, does the government set prices and the exchange rate like in the former Soviet Union?

In all definitions of a utopian society I think we're talking about a post scarcity world. If you're casting far enough into the future, we have infinite supplies of clean energy and technology to take that energy and directly turn it into any kind of matter we desire (like Star Trek replicators). At that point, why would your society need money?

Obviously there are lesser versions of that of post-scarcity where at least anyone's basic needs are met (food, shelter, clothing, healthcare), and anything you want beyond the basics would require extra effort on the part of the person. This version would have something like UBI (Universal Basic Income) and, yes it would have money. There wouldn't really be a need for any kind of price fixing because anything you'd want to buy would not be required for life or health. There would also be no requirement to work if you are satisified in life with just food, clothing, shelter and healthcare.

then you expect a ~~25~~ 35% increase

ftfy

In 2024, stocks were high, jobs were strong, feds were cutting rates, inflation was under 3%.. Biden did it, the soft landing from COVID. Anyone who paid any attention knew the economy was in a good place and, four years in, only Biden's admin would have had any affect.

Part of me is weeping for this nation, but another part thinks the nation deserves it for being so fucking stupid.