Economics 2.3 Command Systems Revised 9/2022

Lack of Responsibility

Cost of a command system where people don't feel the need to do a good job because they won't be punished for inferior performance.

Facism

Type of socialist command system where individuals can own some things but the government controls what they do with them. (Nazi Germany, Italy in WWII, Japan in WWII)

Revisionism

Component of Active Measures where socialists put out fake versions of history as way to trick people into hating US, Capitalism, etc.
Goal to encourage them to be socialists.

Loss Freedom

Opportunity Cost Socialism - Government controls access to needs so it takes total control with no freedom of speech, religion, etc.

Revolutionary Strategy

Socialists convince population to overthrow government violently. Usually works best in nations with poverty and limited education system

Illogical Decisions

Opportunity Cost of command system where the government makes decisions based on the desire for more power instead of what is a good idea. (Collectivization in Russia)

Incentive

A word meaning a reward that encourages people.

Violence

Opportunity Cost of command system where, because of poor conditions, most people don't want socialism - so governments use force to maintain control
Germany, Russia, PRC - Murdered 100,000,000+ people 1917 - 2000 to force socialism on people via Labor Camps & Executions.

Lack of Incentive

Cost of a command system where people don't feel the need to do a good job because they won't be rewarded for superior performance

Command System

Economy where all decisions are made by the government. Usually results in dictatorships.

Lack Of Communication

Cost of A command system where, because governments in command systems are so large, it is difficult to get messages to those who actually have power to make trade-offs.

Lower Standard Of Living

Opportunity Cost Command Systems where due to economic inefficiency socialism eventually produces low quality of life for everyone except political leaders

Collectivizaton

Where Stalin stole land from the farmers in the Ukraine during the 1930s because they were resisting his power-result was massive famine that killed huge numbers of people.

Active Measures

Also called three warfares
Programs of illegal socialist propaganda started by Russia in 1920s and China in 1950s to manipulate US and other western governments & help socialists in free nations brainwash rest of population into becoming socialists.

Communism

Type of socialist command system where the government owns everything. (USSR, China, Cuba)

Dictatorships

All types of Governments where rule by force-Command systems always lead to this type of government.

Large Project Completion

Only benefit of a command system.

Lack of Time

Cost of a command system because there are too many decisions to be made so they choices are made without sufficient research or discussion, resulting in often mistakes being made.

Economic Inefficiency

Opportunity Cost Command Systems where Resources Are Wasted, caused by combination illogical decisions, lack flexibility, lack incentive or responsibility, etc.

Results in lower standard living in socialist nations.

Lack Flexibility

Opportunity Cost Command Systems where Resources Are Wasted because they can't change what is produced easily.