The Dig: Matt Bruenig Spreads the Wealth Around
What socialism should offer is freedom by way of power and democratic control over our polity and economy—and thus over our future as a society. Matt Bruenig has one proposal out at his People's Policy Project on how to begin to do just that,
September 9, 2018
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September 9, 2018
The Dig: Matt Bruenig Spreads the Wealth Around
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The Dig: Matt Bruenig Spreads the Wealth Around
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<p>What socialism should offer is freedom by way of power and democratic control over our polity and economy—and thus over our future as a society. Matt Bruenig has one <a href="https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/projects/social-wealth-fund/" rel="nofollow">proposal</a> out at his People's Policy Project on how to begin to do just that, and it's called a social wealth fund. The idea is that the state gradually socializes the assets of every single publicly-traded company in the United States by purchasing their stocks.</p><p>Thanks to Verso Books. Check out their huge catalogue of left-wing titles at <a href="http://versobooks.com" rel="nofollow">versobooks.com</a></p><p>Please support this podcast with your money at <a href="http://Patreon.com/TheDig" rel="nofollow">Patreon.com/TheDig</a></p>
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