Capitalism: Cooperation vs Competition
Which is better? Cooperation or competition?
The Republicans typically like Capitalism and the Democrats generally support Socialism.
There are elements of both of those isms that some would consider bad, as well as elements considered good.
Imagine taking the best of those two isms and combining them into one. You could call it Cooperative Free-Enterprise or even Cooperative Capitalism.
Some refer to this as Cooperation Dynamics. Cooperation Dynamics is based on the free-market model of capitalism. Rather than the dog-eat-dog, Win-lose, competitiveness often found in capitalism … Cooperative Capitalism is successful through cooperation where everyone assists each other to succeed. Rather than competing with those in your industry, why not cooperate in lifting each other to a higher level and create success for all.
So how is this different than Socialism? Don’t most socialists believe in helping people? Yes, however, socialist governments use force to achieve their objective. There is no force in Cooperative Capitalism. The destructive element of socialism is that in a socialistic society people are forced to behave a certain way. Under a socialistic government you don’t have the freedom to enjoy the fruits of your labor.
With Cooperative Capitalism you are invited to assist others and work together to create a win-win situation for all parties involved. A high level of prosperity and success cannot come about by force, all parties must be willing.
Where can one learn more and participate in Cooperative Capitalism? CEO Space. I am a member of CEO Space Utah. To find a CEO Space club in your area visit CEOSpace.net.
October 10th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Your arguments are preposterous.
Republicans prefer laissez faire capitalism such as existed in the 19 century and has been resurgent since circa 1980.
Democrats prefer a more regulated capitalism that started to be present in the USA circa 1920 then rapidly accelerated after 1932 and began to peter out circa 1980 and accelerated petering out since 2000.
And it’s not a coincidence that the time the regulated capitalism was predominant (1920 to circa 1980) just happened to coincide with the biggest explosion in wealth and progress and lifespan length and wages explosion etc etc etc is not a coincidence.
Remember, during the Eisenhower, Kennedy Johnson administrations, the top tax rate was 70% to 92%, regulation on business peaked, yet this nation built an interstate highway system from scratch, landed on the moon, finished electrifying every nook and cranny in America, fought the Vietnam war and the war on poverty, all at the same time. And families could rest assured that their kids would always end up better off than the parents were.
Now, after 30 years of deregulation and tax cuts for the rich, our schools are collapsing, our bridges are collapsing, real wages for real people have been flat, and we can’t even win the war in Iraq nor Afghanistan.
People, stop getting duped. We need to bring the New Deal back, not continue to repeal it.
Obama, FDR with a tan. And now that he’s clearly about the win, it’s time to make sure his Congress is filibuster proof.
October 10th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Sorry for the misspellings. Please focus on those misspellings and ignore my points.
October 10th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
“Democrats prefer a more regulated capitalism”… call it what is is… SOCIALISM. The democrats are for more socialism. Perhaps we disagree on that. Take what you stated “Democrats prefer a more regulated capitalism”… Government regulations generally equals loss of freedom.
Quoting W. Cleon Skousen (and Adam Smith):
FDR was the worst US President ever. His new deal only brought more destructive socialism upon America and destroyed many freedoms.
November 17th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
I also believe that cooperative capitalism is the way of the the future, the dehumanizing impacts of competitive markets give ample justification for looking for less intrusive means of accumulating capital.
I would like to invite you to speak at a Conference on Cooperative Capitalism in Charleston.
Please E-mail me at Don@pikassogroup.com