Employee ownership IMHO is the only way to maintain a thriving economy, without have to rely on growth. Growth for growths sake is unsustainable, and destructive to limited resources. By having a more balanced distribution of profits, you have a working class able to consume, and thrive, lessening the need for the social safety net. It's more efficient, preventing social problems, instead of having to rectify them on the backend through redistributive taxes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation