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I like buying shit as much as the next person, I also don't think endless growth for shareholders is a laudable goal and is likely dangerous. I also don't think that essential services should be run for profit, but then I am from a country with proper government health care. Government should set a baseline, not a company.
But as I said, I still like buying shit
We don't need capitalism to have markets, they're perfectly compatible with a socialist economy.
For example, all businesses could be required to operate as cooperatives and VC funding could be replaced by the state bank that could give loans to people who want to start a coop business.
There is no need for all businesses to be cooperatives. Just require that majority voting shares be held by workers in a business always. Other people can buy shares to sell if they go higher or for dividend payouts. This would secure worker ownership of a business while still allowing for markets.
While banks should be part of the funding structure, disallowing VCs would have to mean disallowing any person from investing in anything, since that's what VCs are, just a bunch of people getting together and putting money into things.