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Gabital

Gabital 

Fantasy Capitalism 101

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Gabital is a fantasy webcomic... which may or may not be (somewhat) educational in terms of economics. It's about capitalism woes in one particular settlement... We'd be glad to have you join our charming protagonist Gabi as she tries to navigate the realities of fantasy capitalism and its troubles and - hopefully - try to solve them... up to a point.
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Jul 20 12:00

97: Public education

Public education is the process of teaching and sharing knowledge to improve people’s lives and contribute to the development of society.
P.S. The members of the artel and their families are part of society too.
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OFF TOPIC:
Recently, I have been directing more of my purchases towards cooperatives.
Generally, you might have to first become a member before you can be a customer.
Each cooperative defines a minimum number of required shares. Usually, you can buy more though.
When profit distributions happen, they are done proportionally to shares.
But..
1) Every member has one vote, regardless of share count. Meaning: one person with 2 shares, and another with 200 have the same vote-power.
2) The cooperatives can have in their constitution, "X% of profit goes towards [special topic]."
3) They can offer usage-based rebates. For example, a cooperative grocery store. If at the end of the year, they have profit, instead of distributing via dividends, they can refund it to members by amount spent at the store, proportionally.
I think these things cut into capital based distributions. 🤷🤔
I have joined:
* vegetable coop
* retail coop
* electricity coop
But I still need to migrate my consumer behaviors..
Jul 21 02:49 (changed)
Gabital, not totally sure what that means.. But it is a farm that grows vegetables.
Customers pay 16 euro per week, and get 2.5 to 3 kilos of vegetables. And its a subscription, if you want to cancel, your cancellation only happens at the end of the growing season.
The absolute worse part is: that you don't get to pick the vegetables. Everyone gets the same thing, and there might be some things you just don't like..
There are pickup points all over the city. It cuts out going to the grocery store a bit, but maybe makes it more efficient profit-wise for the coop (no middle man.)
Jul 21 03:01 (changed)
"The more Gabi learns, the less Gabi understands."
Me too, buddy, that's a sadly universal thing
Jul 21 16:48
Jul 14 12:00

96: Cost structure

Cost structure shows how the total cost is divided among its different components, such as materials, wages, taxes, rent, and loan payments.
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baby steps but its getting there...
Jul 15 08:27
Gabi is a work in progress 
Jul 15 15:45
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Jul 06 12:00

95: Restructuring

Restructuring is a change to the terms of an existing loan agreement. It may lower interest, delay payments, or stretch them over a longer period, making the debt easier to bear - while still preserving the creditor’s claim.
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Heck yeah, make the system work for you for a change !
Jul 07 00:51
I don't quite follow. What exactly was happening?
Jul 07 15:25
Thibault Quillery, Thank you  beaming_face  That makes sense
Jul 08 11:29
Jun 16 12:00

94: Discount

Discount - a voluntary, unilateral reduction of a product’s price by the seller.
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You know, provided Chief doesn't retroactively provide a clause that debt payment must be made in coins, or something to that effect, Gabi and Co. could totally use this tactic to ease the debt. Pay him only in worthless paper notes, and even if you run out of paper because everyone pays coins, they could always exchange some coins for more paper money just to pay off the debt.
Jun 19 12:41
Gabi saying that still feels like a line was crossed. I hope she can still stay true to her ideals
Jul 02 16:38
Jun 09 02:08

93: Cessie

Cessie - usually referred to as Assignment of claim - is the transfer of the right to demand performance under a contract from one person to another. In other words, it is a transfer of a creditor’s rights to a new creditor. Assignor (cedent), usually a creditor, transfers its right to claim something from a debtor (cessus) to a third party, assignee (cessionary)
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greeeaaat now he has even MORE power to keep her down...
Jun 13 15:58
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Okay at this point the Boss is either insanely obsessed with profiting off Gabi and/or in love with Gabi, he just can't let her go
Jun 17 16:50
Thibault Quillery, It’s like a game to him, and Gabi is the rare new player who keeps trying to learn the rules. He enjoys taunting and toying with her because he knows the deck is stacked in his favor.
Jun 18 06:26
May 08 12:00

92: Administrative pressure

Administrative pressure refers to the creation of obstacles to the normal operation of a business by government authorities.
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I mean, that's annoying but I don't actually object to taxes and safety checks
May 11 10:04
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A skaven health inspector? What kind of double heresy are we in?
May 19 15:06
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Apr 30 12:30

Gabital 91: Vertical integration

Vertical integration is a business strategy in which a company brings multiple stages of production or the supply chain - ranging from raw materials to the final product - under its own control. This can include acquiring suppliers (backward integration) or distributors and retailers (forward integration), allowing the company to improve coordination, reduce costs, and increase control over quality and delivery.
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I know the instant that I get happy things are going so well, the cold, hard hand of reality will slap me
May 01 15:31
He still got off lucky.
May 01 15:50
Apr 23 11:30

90: Auction

An auction is a public sale in which the price of a good or service is determined through competitive bidding. Participants place offers, and the item is awarded to the bidder who proposes the best price - typically the highest bid in standard auctions.
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Why do I feel like the chief is gonna be the one to buy the lumber yard? Free wood for his wheels...and he can afford to raise the price even further....
Apr 25 02:16
I wonder if there's a page on "Labor Racketeering" coming up.
Apr 26 00:01
Apr 17 00:32

89: General strike

A general strike is the simultaneous stoppage of work by employees across multiple, often unrelated industries and enterprises within a city, region, or an entire country. It is typically used as a large-scale form of collective action to exert economic and political pressure, often in support of broad social or labor demands rather than issues limited to a single workplace or sector.
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I really just want them to get a win here, rather than the Boss finding a way to screw them again.
Fingers crossed.
Apr 17 16:51
Samuel Burnett, I'll try posting #90 a bit sooner this time. It's... quite an unexpected turn of events so far!
Apr 17 20:24
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