The economic system in which a government taxes and regulates businesses heavily, rather than owning the means of production. This allows the government to control and profit from said corporations without the duty of running them.
“Bernie Sanders is not a socialist. He would never suggest that the government should own all businesses”
“No, but he certainly believes in Secondhand Socialism the way he talks of Amazon’s taxes”
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2 million.