It wouldn't be "non-capitalism", you can't get away from markets entirely, which is why Communism has and will always fail. People would just be self sufficient.
Wrong. The incentive is even greater because everyone had plenty and would appreciate something actually useful instead of just consuming Chinese garbage ad infinitum. Nothing wrong with bartering. It's debt based consumption that needs to end.
Consuming as people are talking about here is not referring to literally spending money on anything at all, but more "consooming" where people buy absolutely worthless shit because it has a special logo on it. If you come up with an idea for a product or service that has value then people with the ability to purchase it will always do so, supply and demand.
Break it down for me. I can only imagine job loss. Then what?
Step 1: Find your bootstraps
Step 2: Pull them up
I am actually a minimalist so I get it. But I always wondered if non capitalism would collapse the US.
It wouldn't be "non-capitalism", you can't get away from markets entirely, which is why Communism has and will always fail. People would just be self sufficient.
It would collapse the federal reserve
Step 1: Have an idea for a product or service.
Step 2: Start business.
Step 3: Business fails due to decreased consumerism.
Step 4: Still jobless.
Wrong. The incentive is even greater because everyone had plenty and would appreciate something actually useful instead of just consuming Chinese garbage ad infinitum. Nothing wrong with bartering. It's debt based consumption that needs to end.
Well if you’re talking about buying American made Only and decreasing imports then yes absolutely. That would be a win win.
Step 5: support a president that gave all these companies and CEOs massive tax cuts and increase taxes for the middle and lower class in 2021
Consuming as people are talking about here is not referring to literally spending money on anything at all, but more "consooming" where people buy absolutely worthless shit because it has a special logo on it. If you come up with an idea for a product or service that has value then people with the ability to purchase it will always do so, supply and demand.