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Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
Well, if everyone makes the same, then they effectively have to work for the state. That's what the USSR was all about (pretty much - you still have to have the special people who know what's best for everyone, and then other special people to make sure the regular people don't bother the special people) - we pretend to work and you pretend to pay us.
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but...why? this is a 100% hypothetical situation(everyone wakes up tomorrow and makes 70k) - some people will still prefer adidas to nike, or pho to pasta, or whatever else. demand for things doesnt go away by virtue of everyone having the same buying power