• PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    Capitalism only functions in an environment of competition. Because of our absolute domination of the Soviet Union, we’ve had no need to improve.

    There’s a reason wages were so high back in the day compared to now. It’s because if people didn’t get paid what they were owed, then we would lose mindshare to communism.