r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 9h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/Captain_Pumpkinhead 8h ago

Sounds like we need a better engine.

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u/WillowPtar_Migan 7h ago

Capitalism is by far the worst economic system, except for all the alternatives.

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u/SquareJerk1066 5h ago

Wouldn't a full communist system also be an "engine that must make its own fuel"? All economic systems must be self-sustaining or we'd all die.

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u/ManifestoEnjoyer 1h ago

Not in the same way, no. China has consistently devalued the Yuan in order to maintain its position as an export economy.

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u/_AustinGDesigns_ 43m ago

Yea because without export they fail.

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u/ManifestoEnjoyer 32m ago

That's a bit of a crazy take. Like, what do you mean by fail?