Fighting economics is a fool’s errand. People have tried it and believe me, I hear about it every time I say something nice about the Soviet Union or China. (I’m not a Tankie. My political leanings are “Scandinavian model” where I just want a safety net and recognize markets are a tool, not a goal. Plenty of ostensibly leftists were just authoritarian dipshits.)

My Econ philosophy is partly based around Deng Xiaoping’s reforms, especially the “Household Responsibility System.” It wasn’t ideal but The world, for maybe the first time ever, consistently produced enough food ever year for no one to starve and distribution became the problem.