Inalienist
@inalienist.bsky.social
YouTuber interested in politics, economics, political philosophy, political theory, ethical/moral philosophy
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Imagine a world where every company is run democratically by its workers. What if we aligned responsibility and rights to create a fairer economy?
#EconomicDemocracy is an alternative to today's economic system that seeks to build such a world
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#capitalism #philosophy
#EconomicDemocracy is an alternative to today's economic system that seeks to build such a world
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#capitalism #philosophy
What if every company was a democratic worker co-op? Exploring economic democracy ⚖️
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July 7, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Worker coops do fight selling of labor because a worker coop is an instance of joint self-employment
June 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Worker coops do fight selling of labor because a worker coop is an instance of joint self-employment
Capitalism isn't natural. It is particular institutional choice. There are other choices that could have been made.
June 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Capitalism isn't natural. It is particular institutional choice. There are other choices that could have been made.
he pleases with himself, and the product of his labor; while with others the same word may mean for some men to do as they please with other men, and the product of other men’s labor.” — Abraham Lincoln
June 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
he pleases with himself, and the product of his labor; while with others the same word may mean for some men to do as they please with other men, and the product of other men’s labor.” — Abraham Lincoln
Comparing property rights reveals a starker contrast than wages, as workers as employees receive 0% claim to what they produce
“We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing. With some the word liberty may mean for each man to do as
“We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing. With some the word liberty may mean for each man to do as
June 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Comparing property rights reveals a starker contrast than wages, as workers as employees receive 0% claim to what they produce
“We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing. With some the word liberty may mean for each man to do as
“We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing. With some the word liberty may mean for each man to do as
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Actual democracy would include democracy in the workplace, which capitalism tries to kill at every angle.
June 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Actual democracy would include democracy in the workplace, which capitalism tries to kill at every angle.
Take the economic democracy pill
www.pbs.org/newshour/eco...
www.pbs.org/newshour/eco...
June 27, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Take the economic democracy pill
www.pbs.org/newshour/eco...
www.pbs.org/newshour/eco...
Unionized worker coops > worker coops > unions in employer-employee firms
June 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Unionized worker coops > worker coops > unions in employer-employee firms
Economic democracy is an alternative system that could work.
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What if every company was a democratic worker co-op? Exploring economic democracy ⚖️
YouTube video by Inalienist
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June 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Economic democracy is an alternative system that could work.
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Carl Christ, an economist, testified to Congress the following:
"Now it is time to state the conditions under which private property and free contract will lead to an optimal allocation of resources.... The institution of private property and free contract as we know it is modified to
"Now it is time to state the conditions under which private property and free contract will lead to an optimal allocation of resources.... The institution of private property and free contract as we know it is modified to
June 18, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Carl Christ, an economist, testified to Congress the following:
"Now it is time to state the conditions under which private property and free contract will lead to an optimal allocation of resources.... The institution of private property and free contract as we know it is modified to
"Now it is time to state the conditions under which private property and free contract will lead to an optimal allocation of resources.... The institution of private property and free contract as we know it is modified to
It has also been shown in social choice theory that a social order that enforces Pareto efficiency is incompatible with freedom: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal...
Liberal paradox - Wikipedia
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June 18, 2025 at 4:52 AM
It has also been shown in social choice theory that a social order that enforces Pareto efficiency is incompatible with freedom: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal...
permit individuals to sell or mortgage their persons in return for present and/or future
benefits."
Pareto efficiency requires full labor futures markets, which implies legalizing slavery.
A notion of efficiency that implies slavery should give us pause.
benefits."
Pareto efficiency requires full labor futures markets, which implies legalizing slavery.
A notion of efficiency that implies slavery should give us pause.
June 18, 2025 at 4:52 AM
permit individuals to sell or mortgage their persons in return for present and/or future
benefits."
Pareto efficiency requires full labor futures markets, which implies legalizing slavery.
A notion of efficiency that implies slavery should give us pause.
benefits."
Pareto efficiency requires full labor futures markets, which implies legalizing slavery.
A notion of efficiency that implies slavery should give us pause.
Carl Christ, an economist, testified to Congress the following:
"Now it is time to state the conditions under which private property and free contract will lead to an optimal allocation of resources.... The institution of private property and free contract as we know it is modified to
"Now it is time to state the conditions under which private property and free contract will lead to an optimal allocation of resources.... The institution of private property and free contract as we know it is modified to
June 18, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Carl Christ, an economist, testified to Congress the following:
"Now it is time to state the conditions under which private property and free contract will lead to an optimal allocation of resources.... The institution of private property and free contract as we know it is modified to
"Now it is time to state the conditions under which private property and free contract will lead to an optimal allocation of resources.... The institution of private property and free contract as we know it is modified to
The Democratic Firm by David Ellerman discusses some aspects of legal structure that are important to get right to have good incentives. David Ellerman has experience with worker cooperatives.
www.ellerman.org/wp-content/u...
www.ellerman.org/wp-content/u...
www.ellerman.org
June 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The Democratic Firm by David Ellerman discusses some aspects of legal structure that are important to get right to have good incentives. David Ellerman has experience with worker cooperatives.
www.ellerman.org/wp-content/u...
www.ellerman.org/wp-content/u...
How is a system where all firms mandated to be worker coops capitalism? I'm arguing against employer-employee contracts. I'm making the stronger claim that employer-employee contract is invalid even if the employees have an advantage and the employer is the worse off party.
June 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
How is a system where all firms mandated to be worker coops capitalism? I'm arguing against employer-employee contracts. I'm making the stronger claim that employer-employee contract is invalid even if the employees have an advantage and the employer is the worse off party.
The same inalienable rights arguments imply both as David Ellerman's philosophy illustrates
June 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The same inalienable rights arguments imply both as David Ellerman's philosophy illustrates
Yes, if all firms were worker cooperatives, the economy would be democratic. Capitalism is a misnomer. The institution that determines capitalist property and labor relations isn’t private ownership of the means of production, but rather the employer-employee contract.
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June 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Yes, if all firms were worker cooperatives, the economy would be democratic. Capitalism is a misnomer. The institution that determines capitalist property and labor relations isn’t private ownership of the means of production, but rather the employer-employee contract.
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Economic democracy is obviously *required* to sustain a political one, because without it the people with the money will constantly try to destroy political democracy.
June 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Economic democracy is obviously *required* to sustain a political one, because without it the people with the money will constantly try to destroy political democracy.
Americans support workplace democracy
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
What Do Americans Want from (Private) Government? Experimental Evidence Demonstrates that Americans Want Workplace Democracy | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
What Do Americans Want from (Private) Government? Experimental Evidence Demonstrates that Americans Want Workplace Democracy - Volume 118 Issue 2
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June 17, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Americans support workplace democracy
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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my favorite is when they actually bore into the logic behind their own existential fear a little and reveal that the ‘collapse of democracy’ they fear is leftist policies will prove too popular so people will never elect rightwingers again
June 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
my favorite is when they actually bore into the logic behind their own existential fear a little and reveal that the ‘collapse of democracy’ they fear is leftist policies will prove too popular so people will never elect rightwingers again
Their ownership of capital is fine because, if worker coop structure is enforced, all property will trace back to a just labor-based appropriation.
June 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Their ownership of capital is fine because, if worker coop structure is enforced, all property will trace back to a just labor-based appropriation.
A firm democratically controlled by the workers leasing capital from a third party is still a worker coop.
Ownership of the means of production doesn't determine the firm.
www.ellerman.org/the-ownershi...
Ownership of the means of production doesn't determine the firm.
www.ellerman.org/the-ownershi...
The “Ownership of the Firm” is a Myth (1975)
This paper was originally published in a journal: Ellerman, David. 1975. “The ‘Ownership of the Firm’ Is a Myth.” Administration and Society 7 (1 May): 27–42, and then we immediately reprinted in a co...
www.ellerman.org
June 17, 2025 at 1:27 AM
A firm democratically controlled by the workers leasing capital from a third party is still a worker coop.
Ownership of the means of production doesn't determine the firm.
www.ellerman.org/the-ownershi...
Ownership of the means of production doesn't determine the firm.
www.ellerman.org/the-ownershi...