Could a person be self-employed under socialism/communism? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 11 months ago by fire86743@lemmygrad.ml to c/genzhou@lemmygrad.ml

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You can do that right now in every modern socialist country, but what about the USSR and the Warsaw Pact? And any future socialist and communist experiment(s)?

By self-employment, I'm indeed referring to running your own business, but I'm referring to a sole proprietorship or freelancing, not your typical business where other workers are exploited for the benefit of the owner.

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[-] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 8 points 11 months ago

USSR had small-scale coops called 'артели', and sole proprietorships weren't even regulated IIRC. In some Warsaw Pact countries like Hungary it was even allowed to organize small-scale businesses with hired labour.

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