It took awhile, but we have turned the U.S. into the former Soviet Union. The single most effective check that the Soviets had against anti -Soviet speech was not the Gulag, but the ability to deprive dissidents of any means of making a living. Back in those days, an American businesses were run by business leaders with all kinds of view…
It took awhile, but we have turned the U.S. into the former Soviet Union. The single most effective check that the Soviets had against anti -Soviet speech was not the Gulag, but the ability to deprive dissidents of any means of making a living. Back in those days, an American businesses were run by business leaders with all kinds of views - from crunchy granola liberals to second amendment zealots. Employees could work for businesses that shared their views - or not. Not anymore.
It took awhile, but we have turned the U.S. into the former Soviet Union. The single most effective check that the Soviets had against anti -Soviet speech was not the Gulag, but the ability to deprive dissidents of any means of making a living. Back in those days, an American businesses were run by business leaders with all kinds of views - from crunchy granola liberals to second amendment zealots. Employees could work for businesses that shared their views - or not. Not anymore.
See "social credit scores" in China for the 21st century version..
If BigGov ever institutes Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) then all anonymity will be lost except in the Black Market.
When using Physical Currency is a Crime, only Criminals will use Physical Currency.
“We’re all Keynesians, er- criminals now.”
We did that in the 20th century and we're just going backwards, that's all.
As in the Soviet Union the quiet markets are growing as non-participation in the state-sponsored markets is dwindling.