Re: The Babylonian Economy

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Subject: Re: The Babylonian Economy
From: "James R. Olson, jr." <jhavok@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 1997 22:48:31 -0400

At 04:36 PM 10/11/97 -0400, Ted Winslow wrote:
>Part of the textual evidence for this claim is found in Keynes treatment
>of ancient economies.  Here we find him using the term "Babylonian
>Economy" to mean an economy dominated by "the instinct of Avarice".

Interesting parallel: "Babylon" is currently a colloquialism for the
capitalist economic structure and all its abuses, it's derived from
Rastafarian roots.

References:
- The Babylonian Economy
  - From: Ted Winslow

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