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just some argument points surrounding employee-run organizations and democratic workplaces.. plus article has a ton of links to research.
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Democratic employee-owned firms are more grounded in their communities. Employee-owners who have homes, families, and friends to consider are unlikely to vote to move their businesses out of their communities in response to tariffs or other economic shocks. Nor are they going to run around the globe looking for the cheapest labor force.
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Democratic employee-owned firms also have a track record of weathering economic adversity and facing it with creativity. They are less likely to fail during a recession and more likely to maintain employment and wages for their workers, which also means they can help maintain macroeconomic stability for the wider economy.
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emocratic employee-owned firms can be just as or more competitive and profitable than conventional businesses. And they are more likely to distribute wealth more equitably, reducing inequality both within firms and across society. Wealth, of course, makes it easier for people to weather economic adversity
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When jobs and incomes are protected through employee ownership, AI systems have the potential to make work safer, easier, and more productive. When workers are not in the driver’s seat, however, there’s more danger that AI systems could put people out of jobs and deepen economic inequality.
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could create a public investment bank with a mandate to cultivate democratic employee-owned firms and provide incentives for conventional banks to lend to these firms.
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Governments should also ensure that democratic employee-owned firms are eligible for — and prioritized in — existing public investment funds and business support programs.
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Additional tax incentives for democratic employee ownership are also worth considering, such as setting lower corporate income tax rates for these firms and providing personal income tax deductions for workers who put their savings toward creating new worker cooperatives.