Originally Posted by Derid
I've always pondered that question myself - that is, how do socialists wrap their heads around the monopoly power of gov't that they complain about in terms of capitalism?


They don't, as socialist's ideas are generally framed in terms that makes such conclusion unlikely. However, don't mistake disproven ideas and unworkable solutions to also mean that identified problem is not acute.

Socialists are generally spot-on in pointing out that lion's share of our society's productivity was hijacked and monopolized by very few undeserving people.

I assume you are familiar with Walter Scheidel's The Great Leveler.


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