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Re: RE: Re: RE: RE: Estimating Surplus



Eric Nilsson wrote:

Doug wrote,
 Net interest is figured as what biz pays to households, right? It's
 an expense for business and an income for households.

Yes indeed that is the case. I guess such a number doesn't add to capitalist surplus.

No but it's a subtraction from it. The concept is that households are the ultimate holder of business debts - financial institutions are just intermediaries.

Doug




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