Sides? (was Re: the terrorist bombings in London

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Yd=C + 1 + G + [EX - IM]
 
 It's got nothing whatever to do with Adam Smith, who wouldn't know a Firm from a pin cushion, or rock & role, or some rich pop star trying to save his career and the rain forest. Any idiot can read the NY Times. Africa is poor. How will it accumulate capital? How will its productive hours increase? How will technology add to productivity,  existing capital and labor? What the fuck does Elton John or the Beastie Boyz know about how to grow an economy? Nil, nada, nunca, not a fuckin thing. Pop stars need to sell records to young kids. Music, of this sort, is counter productive to the promotion of economic  growth in the African economies. Sorry, but that's the way it is. Sting hurt the rain forest more than any one else in the 20th century. 
 
Great work if you can get it. 
...a rock & roll billionaire from the usa ... 

Joel Katz <mittelwerk at hotmail.com> wrote:
personally, i don't see anything wrong with neo-feudalism, pay-as-you-go 
social services, for-profit organ donation, and an indentured military 
composed of darkies wanting citizenship and convicts wanting fresh air. but 
hey, the cellphones will still be really cool! you can photograph yourself 
being blown up on the bus!




>From: François Monti 
>To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: Re: Sides? (was Re: the terrorist bombings in London
>Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 18:04:43 +0200
>
>Paul Mackin wrote:
>
>>>Personally, I don't see anything wrong with a >supply
>>>and demand economy, laissez fairer, political
>>>self-determination, democracy (these *are* the next
>>>steps after debt relief).
>>
>>
>>
>>Not really sure about this. Perhaps this IS the precise junction in 
>>history at which to begin the switch from the Capitalistic 
>>politico-economic system to the more equitable Unicornistic p-e system.
>>
>>P.
>
>I would actually be interested in knowing whether "laissez faire" has ever 
>been "de rigueur" over the last 250 years. I see protectionism and 
>subventions; black ships and win-lose deals. Perhaps this is the precise 
>junction in history at which to begin the switch from the Statist 
>politico-economic system to "laissez faire".
>
>The problem is not capitalism, it is State-enforced capitalism and 
>State-enforced socialism.
>
>François
>

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