• unfreeradical@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I am not understanding the question.

    Is the premise that risk pooling among individuals, which is the basic scheme for all insurance, is in some sense dependent on private interests?

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      1 year ago

      The premise is “how did the Soviet Union handle the concept of car insurance?”

      And as it happens, they had a state-run (and monopolistic) plan like OP suggested.

      No idea if it was any good though.

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        1 year ago

        The question feels less suited to a forum for socialism generally than for Soviet history.

        Ultimately, the insurance may be organized by a company, a state, or a cooperative. Socialists of course are united in being most opposed to the first.

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          1 year ago

          I hope people here found the question interesting, however I see how my question could better suit a history community.