VLVL2 (9) Opening line +

[Terrance]

In GR, Pointsman, like Shakespeare's Richard III ("Now is the winter of
our discontent/ ..." ) or Brock Vond, only Pointsman knows that his
funding will be cut off and he also knows the Pudding's dreams and
nightmares ... Ray-Gun ... ),  discusses  psychological testing and the
supply and demand of soldiers with Dr. Paul de la Nuit. 

"Human values? Trust, honesty, love? Is there--forgive me the special
pleading--a religious scale, by any chance?" 

"No way padre: the MMPI ... All the appears to test for is whether a man
will be a good soldier of bad soldier." 

"Soldiers are much in demand these days, Reverend Doctor," murmured Mr.
Pointsman."

page. 81

"So Jews are negotiable. Every bit as negotiable as cigarettes, cunt, or
Hershey bars. Jews also carry the element of guilt, of future blackmail,
which operates, natch, in favor of the professionals. So Katje ... 

pg. 105


Wage Theories

http://www.boondocksnet.com/labor/history/ola/ola03.html


> 
> When he finds her, "she had been staring dejectedly, apparently for some
> time" at the food. This is a low of sorts; and the performer has been
> disempowered by a mismatch between skills and income (even if Ralph's offer
> will remind us that the exchange-value of any skill is a quite arbitrary
> arrangement).