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52. POLITICS | Is Capitalism the Root of All Evil? Re-Thinking What a Perfectly Productive World Would Look Like (Ft. David Hoffman)

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Is There a Hybrid Solution to Capitalism?

We still have a long way to go of production in society before we get to the point where we've maxed out our production levels and everyone just needs a universal basic income. We obviously still need these drivers, these incentives, these carrots to get people to produce because you can still become a billionaire today. And that is an incentive and you create jobs for people and you create freedom for people. And these are all beautiful things. Is it not? Do you think that 200 years from now, like what people mean? When we're talking about free markets and capitalism, do you think that's still a thing?

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