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Does Socialism equal Destructionism?

Destructionism, refers to policies that consume capital but do not accumulate it. It is the title of Part V of the seminal work Socialism. Since accumulation of capital is the basis for economic progress (as the capital stock of society increases, the productivity of labor rises, as well as wages and standards of living), Von Mises warned that pursuing socialist and etatist policies will eventually lead to the consumption and reliance on old capital, borrowed capital, or printed "capital" as these policies cannot create any new capital, instead only consuming the old
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If you can't define Socialism, you can't criticize Socialism. 😝
@BohemianBabe Too true! The OP's argument is also highly dependent on how you measure capital.

I didn't bother digging into the details of their definition, but I bet it doesn't include things like an educated workforce or a healthy workforce or clean air or clean water.
@ElwoodBlues Seriously. I hate how people will say China is doing well because it has one of the highest GDP scores in the world. Gross capital doesn't mean the average person is living well.
helenS · 36-40, F
@BohemianBabe I can't define porn, but I can criticize it...