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Re: Re: Re: Re: Question for the Lefties -- II

Justin Schwartz
Fri, 15 Dec 2000 11:38:33 -0800


>
>Justin wrote:
>>  I have argued that market socialism would do better on every one of
>>these dimensions; Dave Schweickart makes the case in his Against
>>Capitalism. The planning socialists who predominate in this list have
>>their own arguments, which you can  get from them.
>
>has anyone done a poll to see if the "planning socialists" predominate in
>this list?

Is there any other person on this list who has espoused market economics? 
Doug is the only one of you who has evinced anything but utter, total, 
absolute, nauseated rejection,

>
>in any event, the plan vs. market distinction is a false dichotomy... the
>key issue is whether the people run the economy and the state in a
>democratic way or not.
>

I'll buy that. Now, if I can get you to admit that in an economy where there 
are markets in producer and consumer goods, the workers can run the state 
and the economy in a democratic way . . . .


--jks
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