Mithrandir said:

Harmy said:

... it gives you a much needed idea about why the Empire is so bad and it has a great pay-off in the Yavin battle, when Biggs dies.

"The empire already starting natiolalizing commerce in the central systems"... The Empire's bad because it's socialist?? Really?

Without making this discussion overly political, I for one am largely against socialism. I understand that government control over some aspects of the industry is important, but socialism is inherently autocratic and defeats democracy, as the government determines the market rather than the populace. But regardless of your political/economic preferences, nationalizing commerce means taking over private businesses. This clearly infringes on the rights of business owners. How would you like it if you sold lemonade on the corner, with your legitimate business license of course, and the government comes along, confiscates your license, and says that the lemonade market is now under its control? Seems wrong to me.