Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Editorials & Other Articles

RicROC

(1,204 posts)

6. Democratic Capitalism?

Reply to BeckyDem (Original post)

Mon Oct 14, 2019, 01:43 PM

Oct 2019

The words Socialism and Democratic Socialism seem to be mental blocks for some voters, in their view of Democratic Candidates. But what about 'Democratic Capitalism' like we used to have 50 years ago? That is, capitalism with reasonable restrictions or controls and addresses the needs of the community as a whole.

In Germany, by law, a Union member representative must sit on the Board of Directors of a capitalist corporation. That's an example of Democratic Capitalism.

Another example would be portable health care.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

7 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Marc Benioff: We Need a New Capitalism The current system has led to profound inequality. [View all] BeckyDem Oct 2019 OP

It really annoys me when these billionaires after getting theirs. Farmer-Rick Oct 2019 #1

You're right. It is annoying as hell. BeckyDem Oct 2019 #3

So what does he propose as a solution? Raven123 Oct 2019 #2

You know what? 2naSalit Oct 2019 #4

No, we need ORIGINAL textbook-definition capitalism. Scoopster Oct 2019 #5

Democratic Capitalism? RicROC Oct 2019 #6

He's following the crowd in a good way. JudyM Oct 2019 #7