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Originally Posted by Joe_Smith
The general objective observation from history is that planned economies are good for developing heavy industries, while poor in terms of light industry.
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Everything from hunting and gathering in a tribe to turning out dutiful citizens on the state assembly line 'works' depending on how one defines this 'works' that one values so highly.
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Fascism combines the best of both words.
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For the mindless masses and the state-worshipers, undoubtedly so.
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While I can understand the concern about central officials planning economies, I don't understand how its any different than some big companies banding together to form monopolies that plan the economy while crushing competition.
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It's not any different because those are in our time entirely the same thing.
Now, what is actually meant by 'planning economies', since 'the economy' is entirely an abstract object of thought? That's right: it means forcing living human beings to obey the will of the planners. Now, with that knowledge in hand, I'll leave it to you to figure out how a free market of a free - and armed to the teeth - people differs from slavery.