Is it possible to have competition without exploitation?

[Red_Xan]

I was wondering if exploitation is inherent if, for instance, workers' cooperatives, or state-owned and small, locally-owned businesses competed for business.

[AnonymousOne]

I'd argue yes, in the case of Workers' Coops where the means of production are owned by the workers through a directly democratic process, with a replacement of money for labor vouchers instead of money.

A local business or a state controlled business is not enough.

A very similar discussion is occurring here, and you can see a variety of opinions on the issue as well as arguments for and against:

http://www.revleft.com/vb/worker-ran-market-t159091/index.html