If you look at the history of coops, you will surely find that there’s an important economic component behind most of them. And, yes, some that I know of had “enforcers” to deal with Homer.
When I was a teenager in Minneapolis I remember there were CO-OPs that were loosely monetarily based and there were also mini-CCCP’s with their “social” agenda with enforcers. It got ugly and violent when the free market versions were forcibly overtaken. The customers voted with their pocketbooks and the free market prevailed. Nobody likes to be told what to eat, to stand in line for inferior products or pay more than what is fair.
Concretionist about 2 years ago
If you look at the history of coops, you will surely find that there’s an important economic component behind most of them. And, yes, some that I know of had “enforcers” to deal with Homer.
mikeyman about 2 years ago
When I was a teenager in Minneapolis I remember there were CO-OPs that were loosely monetarily based and there were also mini-CCCP’s with their “social” agenda with enforcers. It got ugly and violent when the free market versions were forcibly overtaken. The customers voted with their pocketbooks and the free market prevailed. Nobody likes to be told what to eat, to stand in line for inferior products or pay more than what is fair.
wrloftis about 2 years ago
“D’oh!”
fencie about 2 years ago
Snitches in britches get stitches.
Darsan54 Premium Member about 2 years ago
Yeah, that’s funny.
Zebrastripes about 2 years ago
I go to a co-operative and buy birdseed….LOL
brent Premium Member about 2 years ago
Wish I could see what you’ve drawn. What’s with all the dark wash?
spaced man spliff about 2 years ago
I lived in a Co-Op at Cal Berkeley. Kinda like buying shares in a corporation, ideally,
waltermgm about 2 years ago
And yesterday I heard him say a discouraging word!