Re: [A-List] Global Economic Prospects: Bright for 2004

["Gary Santos" <garysantos@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul,

I speak of "interest" in a different sense. In the long term and from a
Marixist point of view, you are correct. I meant it in the sense that should
a capitalist solution not be found the result will be more unemployment.

Gary


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul H. Dillon" <illonph@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "The A-List" <a-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 3:05 PM
Subject: Re: [A-List] Global Economic Prospects: Bright for 2004


>   Gary,
>
>   Just an aside.  You wrote, " It is in the interest of everyone,
especially
> that of the "proletariat", that a solution be found."  It has always been
my
> understanding that the interests of the proletariat could only be served
> through steps leading to the abolition of the capitalist system, the
> construction of socialism, and its own self-destruction along with the
rest
> of class society.  How can an improving world economy lead to this when
all
> capital accumulation (called "economic growth" in mainstream economics)
is
> simply the greater alienation of the proletariat from the product of its
> labor, the creation of an even greater behemoth of Capital facing it?
>
>   Paul
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