Interestingly, DeSantis mentioned California's "Command and Control economy." That is a direct reference to "planned capitalism" or the economic system better known as fascism. Sure, private industry owns the means of production, but government gives direction and controls those means often through some kind of "business-government 'part…
Interestingly, DeSantis mentioned California's "Command and Control economy." That is a direct reference to "planned capitalism" or the economic system better known as fascism. Sure, private industry owns the means of production, but government gives direction and controls those means often through some kind of "business-government 'partnership'." Judging by California's economic status and decreasing resident numbers, I think we can see how "planned capitalism" is working out for them.
California has been very hostile to small businesses (as well as businesses in general) for decades. They do their best to tax them out of existence, and it’s not just our state government either.
Interestingly, DeSantis mentioned California's "Command and Control economy." That is a direct reference to "planned capitalism" or the economic system better known as fascism. Sure, private industry owns the means of production, but government gives direction and controls those means often through some kind of "business-government 'partnership'." Judging by California's economic status and decreasing resident numbers, I think we can see how "planned capitalism" is working out for them.
See the Foundation for Economic Education for more information: https://fee.org/articles/economic-fascism/
California has been very hostile to small businesses (as well as businesses in general) for decades. They do their best to tax them out of existence, and it’s not just our state government either.
Hawaii does the same.
I’m not surprised, sadly.