Mondragon Corporation – a federation of co-operatives | Hacker News

A Hacker News thread on Mondragon Corporation broadened into a debate on worker cooperatives, ESOPs, and employee ownership models.

Commenters argued these structures are legal in the US, tax-advantaged, and compatible with capitalism.

Examples like Wawa, Bob's Red Mill, and W. L. Gore & Associates came up alongside unions and fictional references.

The discussion framed worker ownership as a practical alternative to traditional firms, with implications for tax policy and labor power.