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Originally Posted by ZenGum
Adak, the decay of Detroit is classic advanced capitalism. A real socialist (by definitions you have previously argued for) would have seized control of the means of production, set artificial prices for the products (mostly cars) and kept people working, however inefficiently.
It's screwed, but it isn't socialism, and never was.
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That's what happened, but instead of the politicians doing it by themselves, it was mostly done by the unions.
Crippling strikes forced the companies to cave into their demands, and politicians were forced to cave into the demands of their own employees unions. That kept everyone working, but at a cost that neither the companies nor the city, could afford.