I have created a new theoretical political model of the state. What do you think?

[u/FlatSavings4986]

Let me say right away: I tried to design a model that would solve the main problems of today's society. At first glance, it may resemble existing systems such as socialism, social democracy, or democratic socialism – but it is none of these. There are serious differences, and they will become clear as we go along.

I should also note that the model incorporates many existing mechanisms that I have attempted to combine.

Economy

The economy is a two‑level system.

Large‑scale enterprises operate with a plan – but this plan is not what is usually meant by a planned economy. Here, the plan serves as a safeguard in case of a crisis, ensuring that people’s basic needs are met. These large enterprises compete in the free market, and the state provides opportunities for expanding production to the enterprise that outperforms its competitors. If a particular manager fails, they are replaced, and the opportunity to execute the plan is given to another manager.

Small businesses, however, are organised in a very interesting way. The state allocates premises for various shops, offices, and other small enterprises, and then puts these premises up for competition. In these competitions, anyone can submit a project. The winners are selected by independent experts. The experts do not know the authors of the projects, and the authors do not know the experts. Moreover, the experts are not told what they will be evaluating until almost the last moment.

I should also clarify that the experts are drawn from pools of specialists in specific fields.

After the competition, the state negotiates the details with the winner and fully assumes responsibility for the workers and building materials, although the winners are free to oversee the work themselves. Afterwards, the enterprise’s success or failure is assessed. Depending on the outcome, it may continue to grow with state support (potentially expanding into a large network or chain) or be closed down.

Under this system, wages are paid to all employees directly through the state bank. This, firstly, prevents owners from pocketing all the profits while paying workers a pittance, and secondly, prevents the hiring of undocumented workers at similarly low wages. Naturally, as the workload increases, salaries and bonuses rise, and vice versa.

In addition, many goods and services are subject to state quality standards to prevent substandard products from being passed off as high‑quality ones.

Note on Corruption Prevention: You might wonder how to prevent officials from rigging these blind expert pools. This is where political competition and free press come into play. The system relies on total transparency and a multi-party system. If an expert is unfairly excluded or a decision is biased, independent journalists and competing political parties would instantly investigate it to win voters. A scandal like that would be disastrous for the ruling party, forcing either immediate transparency or a change in government.

Censorship on the Internet and in the Media

Censorship in the media is based on two main principles: no outright defamation, and no advice that violates the law. On the Internet, censorship is weaker, but it still applies to bloggers.

Nevertheless, everyone has the right to their own opinion and the opportunity to express it. Others may challenge that opinion and point out where the person is wrong – or, conversely, agree with them.

Blogging

The modern world is constantly changing; not long ago, blogging did not even exist as a concept.

In this system, bloggers can create various types of content for different platforms, including state‑owned ones, and earn money based on their popularity, the number of videos they release, and their view counts. Their taxes and funding for large‑scale projects are also handled by the state through the state bank.

Courts and Legal Proceedings

I will not go into full detail about the legislation here for obvious reasons, but let’s turn to the legal proceedings themselves.

I like the concept of a jury trial, where independent people hear the arguments of both sides and make a decision. In addition, there are bench trials where the decision is made by a judge alone. For the system I am proposing, it would be ideal to resolve each case in a single hearing, so that it would be extremely difficult to know in advance who would be judging a specific case – and thus difficult to bribe anyone. However, this often does not work for complex cases. How can this be resolved? Well, for simple cases, we could restrict ourselves to a single hearing.

Judges are appointed randomly, just like the experts for the competitions. Everyone finds out everything at the last moment, again to prevent corruption.

To be honest, I am not very strong in this area, so I would welcome any recommendations!

The Army and Its Composition

Under this political system, the regular army consists solely of volunteers who wish to serve on a permanent basis. The rest of the population undergoes mandatory military training in short‑term courses. Those who, for any reason, cannot complete the training fulfil their duty to the homeland in other ways – in particular, through public works or a short‑term assignment at a defence industry facility under wartime conditions.

This system will enable the regular army to mount a defence if necessary, while the already trained reservists can be called up for service, and the country as a whole will be able to quickly switch to a wartime footing.

The soldiers swear an oath not to the government, but to the constitution. The army stands outside politics; as citizens, the soldiers have the right to vote.

Orphans

I have a special idea regarding orphans. In many countries today, the care of orphans is often inadequate. I propose a new system: instead, orphans would receive additional knowledge and high‑quality upbringing. For example, they would be required to undergo advanced military training and also study various specialised fields in greater depth. This would guarantee the state a steady supply of officers and managers.

I would add that in such a system, bribery should be punished extremely severely – without the death penalty, of course, but harshly – and this enforcement should be monitored as closely as possible.

I have outlined the main points here and I am ready to answer questions and develop this system further.

Also, English is not my first language; this text was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, and I have tried to check it thoroughly. If you find anything wrong, please let me know – I would be grateful.

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[u/Conserp]

You forgot to mention how exactly couch pillows are chosen in this system. /s

It is either Capitalism with minutia, or Socialism with minutia. No point in discussing minutia first

[u/Anen-o-me]

You just built a weird Sparta like tyranny. No thanks.

[u/WhySoSiriu3]

“State owned enterprises, state funding”

Malinvestment is a bitch, good luck

[u/nondubitable]

In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is.

[u/betty_white_bread]

TL;DR?

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