(September 17, 2010 at 6:30 am)Tiberius Wrote: Even socialism understands the basic principles of creating a large surplus of products. It is necessary to prevent backorders. If you are in the business of creating cheap plastic flashlights for people, you will create a large number (yes, in different colours) to supply the people who want them. Under socialism, the difference is that the means of production is either state-owned, of community owned.
In future, perhaps you should try responding to my point in full, rather than blindly stating "try again".
Firstly, I wasn't talking about socialism. I was pointing out the flaws of capitalism. You're sounding remarkably religious right now. Just like all other theists must learn, simply because you can poke holes in another person's idea that does not automatically make your own better.
I succeeded in making you expand your point. The only thing you've logically proven is that a socialistic system does not preclude frivolous manufacturing. However, I am right that socialism is the only system which could theoretically permit the government to specify what manufacturers produce. Therefore, a socialistic system such as what I'm talking about is better than a capitalistic system if you want to reduce waste by means of standardization.
