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Yusha's avatar

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/

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Garden Lover's avatar

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.

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liz's avatar

Hawaii does the same.

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Garden Lover's avatar

I’m not surprised, sadly.

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