Socialism breaks down because of problem solving having to jump through so many middlemen: taxpayer > tax collectors/police > politicians > beaurocrats > producer > benificiary So much value gets lost along the way, but also suffers from distance between person wanting to solve the problem and the solver/producer. Capitalism in the ideal case is: Person with need <-> Person with solution The tightest loop is a person solving their own problems, self-sufficiency. A clear lens from Max Hillebrand, ~1h10min into the episode. https://fountain.fm/episode/s9lAITUK8QCatkKKKxhm

It wasn't always this way. FDR strikes again. View quoted note →