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SwordMaster13X 07/06/17 2:45:31 PM #1: |
http://inthesetimes.com/article/20212/detroits-underground-economy-gift-barter
But over decades of poverty, Detroiters have learned to get by without access to traditional cash or credit. There’s a resilient informal economy rooted in neighborhoods and communities: Barter, gifts, time trading and underground businesses are ubiquitous. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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s0nicfan 07/06/17 2:46:30 PM #2: |
That's still capitalism, though.
--- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz ... Copied to Clipboard!
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darkjedilink 07/06/17 2:48:03 PM #3: |
s0nicfan posted...
That's still capitalism, though. One of it's purest forms. --- 'It's okay that those gangbangers stole all my personal belongings and cash at gunpoint, cuz they're building a rec center!' - OneTimeBen ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Zeeak4444 07/06/17 2:48:59 PM #4: |
darkjedilink posted...
s0nicfan posted...That's still capitalism, though. --- Typical gameFAQers are "Complainers that always complain about those who complain about real legitimate complaints."-Joker_X ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DuffBeer 07/06/17 3:08:59 PM #5: |
That was basically how my mom, aunts, and their friends were with babysitting, cooking, rides, clothes, food stamps, etc. when I was growing up. If you needed something that someone you know didn't offer, chances were that someone they knew did and it brought more people into the community. Money pools were also a big thing.
It's getting by, and I probably wouldn't be where I am today without it, but I honestly couldn't live like that at this point. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Mal_Fet 07/06/17 3:19:07 PM #6: |
"Capitalism has failed! Let's instead resort to a free-market trade system that is almost entirely unregulated by the government"
--- Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. -George Orwell ... Copied to Clipboard!
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iron jojo 07/06/17 3:19:09 PM #7: |
darkjedilink posted...
s0nicfan posted...That's still capitalism, though. --- vickfan-chucky they hated Jesus homie chuckyhacks-who teh hell is "jesus homie" ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Antifar 07/06/17 3:19:14 PM #8: |
Man, a lot of people think capitalism is just "any form of trade." It's about property relations.
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Mal_Fet 07/06/17 3:20:32 PM #9: |
Antifar posted...
Man, a lot of people think capitalism is just "any form of trade." It's about property relations. Do they communally own property here, or do they still have individual ownership? How bout that, looks like the latter --- Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. -George Orwell ... Copied to Clipboard!
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