@ntnsndr , are you following Milei's misadventures in Argentina?
@Steve Around co-ops specifically?
@ntnsndr Yes. I'm trying to imagine a form of federation that would protect them against suspension.
@Steve Good to hear. I signed the petition in support, for what that is worth.
@ntnsndr It would require an odd form of secondary incorporation that was still very respectful of autonomy and independence. As in, the second-tier co-op would own a small piece of the first-tier co-op, but in the event of involuntary suspension or dissolution, the second-tier co-op automatically becomes the full owner, as a holding company, until such time as the workers can reestablish themselves. Or maybe just the assets, not the legal entity.
@ntnsndr This is roughly analogous to the indivisible fund going to another co-op upon voluntary dissolution.
@Steve interesting! Are you working with co-ops there on this?
@ntnsndr Nope, it's just an idea I have. I see the potential for platform and/or second-tier co-ops to alleviate some of the precarity and uncertainty that co-ops face face everywhere, but most conspicuously in Argentina.