In Socialist and Communist Nations, Illegal Underground Trade is the Only Real Capitalism

The corruption in Russia is well known when it comes to business endeavors. Still, Russian businesspeople, even though they deal with crime and corruption, graft and extortion, consider themselves entrepreneurs. Indeed in those types of situations, they are the only real entrepreneurs, even if their system is full of corruption.

In Socialist countries, where the government runs everything (or tries too), there are very few real entrepreneurs, however, one could say that those businesses that participate illegally in the underground economy selling contraband are indeed entrepreneurs in their own right. One does not have to condone the illegal activity to recognize this fact.

During the days of Prohibition, those that dealt in moonshine were indeed entrepreneurial in nature, even if what they were doing at the time was considered illegal. In fact, many of these families and businesses made so much money they became millionaires many times over, while regular businesspeople were barely able to turn a profit.

It would be unfortunate to have to do business in a country that was Socialist or Communist where you actually had to cheat just to participate in making a profit, but that is the way it is. Those nations that claim making a huge profit is not fair or that capitalism is unjust, are participating in capitalism whether they like it or not, or whether they make it legal or not.

It’s rather interesting that the pure capitalists in these types of civilizations do so well, despite the government; you’d almost think that the government would take notice, allow them to do it, and encourage others to do the same, therefore stimulating the economy for all.

No matter where you go in the world or what type of government is in place, you can see capitalism at work and the entrepreneurial spirit. Forcing it underground will not make it go away. Capitalism and entrepreneurship is efficient and a profit motivation is grand. It cannot be stopped because it is part of human nature, nor should it be stopped. Governments should be wise enough to do what works. Please consider all this.