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WSHazel

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1. This is State Capitalism (aka right wing socialism)

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 07:20 PM

Jul 2

Government ownership of private companies is terrible policy. It creates bad incentives, and leads to bailouts and reduces capital flows to competitors.

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This is State Capitalism (aka right wing socialism) WSHazel Jul 2 #1