Jefferson's Pillow

[MalignD at aol.com]

<< i'm afraid i do not agree with that, malignD. it must be the marxist in
me, uh. whatever it is, i might agree that the french and their slaves
both participate in wealth creation, surely not that the french alone
create the wealth. and it's not alternative history either. i think
the cane cutters are at the first level of wealth creation.

greg >>

Then I'd say we're quibbling over semantics, whether this--cane cutting--is 
or is not wealth creation as  term is usually used.  I don't think we 
disagree about the facts--who cut cane, who employed whom, etc.