Re: Capitalist collectivization. (fwd)

[Louis N Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 25 Apr 1996, boddhisatva wrote:

>       Yes, let's destroy all commerce.  After all, who needs to know
> whether a $500 million dollar factory (I presume we are going to have to
> pay workers in money in Proyectsreich) is really worth the cash.  Why not
> let self-appointed geniuses make all our decisions for us.  I'm sure that
> everyone will be completely secure investing all that time and energy in
> anything they say will work, why worry?  I'm sure that once we have
> socialism every factory will be completely efficient forever, and every
> product will enjoy permanent popularity and usefulness.  Of course there

Louis: "Commerce"? What a disgusting, mealy-mouthed euphemism! The word
is capitalism not commerce, Boddhisatva. You are for capitalism, enlightened
one. You and Brian Carnell, the house libertarian, are both for
capitalism. At least he has the guts to use the word.



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