[PEN-L:7765] FW: BLS Daily Report

1996-12-07 Thread Richardson_D
There was no report Weds. and this double issue today. I have never seen this before. H --- BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4-5, 1996 RELEASED ON THURSDAY: Revised annual rates of productivity changes in the third quarter were: 0.0 percent in the

[PEN-L:7768] Absolute surplus value

1996-12-07 Thread Tom Walker
Or, putting my earlier message (the ninth hour) into a theoretical context, I suppose I'm also suggesting an "epochal" shift in capitalism (may I call it "ironic post-keynesianism") wherein the drive for the production of _absolute surplus value_ becomes more prominent, in part as a response to

[PEN-L:7770] Technology the New Class; lecture NYC

1996-12-07 Thread Bill Koehnlein
* PLEASE FORWARD OR REPOST * The Brecht Forum and its projects: The New York Marxist School and The Institute for Popular Education presents The Technological Revolution and the Emergence of a New Class a talk by Jonathan King Friday, December 13 at 7:30 pm We

[PEN-L:7767] The ninth hour

1996-12-07 Thread Tom Walker
I am writing a research funding proposal (due Dec. 16) and would welcome any suggestions on the analysis presented below. I'm particularly interested in hearing of any work that has been or is being done along similar lines. According to my rough calculations, using the B.C. pulp and paper

[PEN-L:7769] CPI

1996-12-07 Thread Michael H. Belzer
You may have noticed in the press that the Congressionally-appointed taskforce appointed to find biases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has - lo and behold - found some. The press is filled with statements such as "most economists believe that the CPI overstates inflation." Of course, most

[PEN-L:7771] Fwd: Re: Fwd: Re: Social Security

1996-12-07 Thread MScoleman
I list the ongoing conversation below, should anyone care to read, and read, and... . Max, I don't think we disagree, I think we're just discussing different aspects of a complex problem. Just to add some points: 1. I think, on balance, a publically funded trust would be better than private