These are all models in rather small fields. Can they be generalized to a whole society, or major parts of it? For example, could the entire agriculture and food processing industry, on which we depend for what we put in our mouths, be operated by control by "the people"? ********* It already is operated by workers. Capitalists don't work in the fields or the processing industries.
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Imagine a factory producing Velveeta which is controlled by the producers of the stuff. Let's say society decides that it no longer needs to consume Velveeta and that these workers would be better producing real cheddar cheese or closing down the factory altogether to add to the labour force which would in turn reduce the necessary part of the working day.
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What changes would happen in the way this industry happens now?
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Producing for use and need would be in stark constrast to just producing commodities for a market to hopefully soak up. A lot of labour time now goes in to advertising commodities to "stimulate" demand. Imagine what the world would be like without this kind of daily intrusion to your life.
Best, Mike B)
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