r/distributism

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Widespread ownership. Small businesses. Local governments.

r/distributism

This is the place to discuss and ask about Distributism, an economic/social framework that offers a criticism of, and an alternative to, both capitalism and socialism.

Created Jun 5, 2012

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This is the place to discuss and ask about Distributism, an economic/social framework that offers a criticism of, and an alternative to, both capitalism and socialism.

The goal of Distributism is for as many people as possible to own or have an ownership stake in wealth-producing property, rather than selling their labor for a wage. We propose that widespread ownership, and not the mere fact of property rights (which can concentrate property in the hands of a few), is necessary for human flourishing. We deny that there is a meaningful difference between constraints imposed on human life by non-ownership, whether they come from impersonal state bureaucracies, from landlords, or from employers who exploit the labor of those with no capital of their own.

The means of Distributism include economic and policy incentives designed to encourage worker-owned businesses, credit unions, co-ops and guilds, and to discourage non-owner corporations and traditional banks.

Submission Rules

Posts must focus on distributism.
- “What do distributists think about X” does not make your post about X on topic here.
- Read the Wikipedia article before asking questions about distributism.
- Like socialism or capitalism, distributism is not a total political/religious platform. If it's not directly addressed by capitalism or socialism, chances are it’s not addressed by distributism either (and hence not on topic here).
No memes.
No flag designs. Flag designs produce discussion about flags, not about distributism. They should be posted to r/Vexillology. Capitalism doesn’t have a flag. Socialism doesn’t have a flag. If you want a distributist flag, make your country a distributist country.

Rules that apply to both posts and comments:

No Soapboxing (coopting the sub to argue pet positions on other topics)
No personal attacks or abusive language
No spam, bots or novelty accounts

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