... So the rich triumphed. Yet they did so without resuming their former
positions of social obligation, without resuming their former posture of
industrious restraint. And therefore they failed to recreate either the
dynamism of the late nineteenth century or the illusion of their own
Max Sawicky wrote:
There is no contradiction between a phillips curve
and supply side notions.
As anyone who watches the regular CNBC appearances of supply-sider
(and Reagan OMB alum) Larry Kudlow - introduced by Squawk Box host
Mark Haines the other morning as "America's best-loved living
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/20/00 12:05AM
In any case, I have believed for some
time that we are going into a
recession. I think that people are
going to be more receptive of left
ideas. I would like to see pen-l
function as an incubator for good
economic thinking.
(((
CB: What is the
In any case, I have believed for some
time that we are going into a
recession. I think that people are
going to be more receptive of left
ideas. I would like to see pen-l
function as an incubator for good
economic thinking.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State
CB: What is the progressive economic solution for the recession ?
Why should large numbers of voters be interested in those
solutions ? What do radical have to cure a depression ? Some
kind of neo-Keynesianism ? What's more radical than Keynesianism
, but not Marxism ?
How does
I'll go out on a limb with a prediction that the coming hard times will
not necessarily be a recession (technically), they will be largely
impervious to fed reflation or tax cut voodoo and they will be
characterized most strikingly by a rolling series of supply bottlenecks
and infrastructure
I like Benjamin's general approach on this one thesis
However, in order to make the connection among oppressed classes down through history
that he does below, one must accept some connection among the slave, feudal and
capialists modes of production, rather than consider these connections
I'll go out on a limb with a prediction that the coming hard times will
not necessarily be a recession (technically), they will be largely
impervious to fed reflation or tax cut voodoo and they will be
characterized most strikingly by a rolling series of supply bottlenecks
and infrastructure
Michael Perelman says:
On Wed, Dec 20, 2000 at 12:45:12AM -0500, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
I believe that we are heading into a recession, but the questions are:
1. What kind of recession? Mild or severe? Just the USA or
dragging down the rest of the world? What may be the trigger?
"Puts profit first". Is this a Peoples' Weekly World headline or Detroit News ?
CB
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Zetsche puts profits first
New Chrysler group boss says automaker will sacrifice market share for earnings
Charles V. Tines / The Detroit News ( no longer a scab paper; yea , right !)
Dieter
Charles says:
I like Benjamin's general approach on this one thesis
However, in order to make the connection among oppressed classes
down through history that he does below, one must accept some
connection among the slave, feudal and capialists modes of
production, rather than consider these
Yoshie asked:
Beyond the tips, what other supply bottlenecks infrastructure
failures do you see or foresee?
It may be rash to extrapolate from local conditions, but the things that I'm
seeing developing here are skilled/qualified/experienced labour shortages
in, for example, public education,
2. Will Americans be really more receptive of left ideas in the
event of recession? If so, which kind of left ideas? Given the main
currents of Seattle like movements as well as the Nader/Green
campaign, is the likely winner -- *if* left-wing ideas gain more
currency at all -- a
Those planning on attending should RSVP to Tom
Kiley at EPI: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Privatization:
Trends, Evidence, Alternatives
A Conference of the Economic Policy Institute
January 11, 2001; Madison Hotel, Washington D.C.
Agenda
January 11, 2001 (Thursday)
8:30-9:00 a.m. Continental
There is no contradiction between a phillips curve
and supply side notions.
As anyone who watches the regular CNBC appearances of supply-sider
(and Reagan OMB alum) Larry Kudlow - introduced by Squawk Box host
Mark Haines the other morning as "America's best-loved living
economist" - the PC is
Will the papers be available?
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/20/00 03:38PM
One can't properly recognize "the qualitatively emergent" when one
falls for anachronism or a "history of Progress" (Whig or Hegelian)
or historicism.
(((
CB: Marxism is fully capable of recognizing the qualitatively emergent in historical
Ian:
2. Will Americans be really more receptive of left ideas in the
event of recession? If so, which kind of left ideas? Given the main
currents of Seattle like movements as well as the Nader/Green
campaign, is the likely winner -- *if* left-wing ideas gain more
currency at
Tom wrote:
It may be rash to extrapolate from local conditions, but the things that I'm
seeing developing here are skilled/qualified/experienced labour shortages
in, for example, public education, health care and trades.
there was a story last night on US National Public Radio about the crisis
I'm saying that we who disagree with respectable policy wonks, NGOs,
the AFL-CIO, as of now, do not appear to have enough power to
benefit from hypothetical receptivity to left-wing ideas in the event
of recession. In other words, the fix-it camp (wonks, NGOs, the
AFL-CIO) seems stronger
Bush Picks Alcoa Exec As Treasury Secretary
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - President-elect George W. Bush chose Alcoa
Chairman Paul O'Neill Wednesday to be his treasury secretary, saying the
executive shared his
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - President-elect George W. Bush chose Alcoa
Chairman Paul O'Neill Wednesday to be his treasury secretary, saying the
executive shared his commitment to tax relief for an economy that may be
heading for a fall.
I think that this is _unfair to Wall Street!_ The Treasury
This Guardian report is rather obscure on the financial interests behind
this new policy.
The diamond industry, afraid of consumer reaction against "blood"
diamonds, has promised tougher scrutiny but the UN report concludes that
this is inadequate.
In fact it it in the interests of De Beers
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2000
RELEASED TODAY: BLS announces the first release of national employment and
wage estimates from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey using the
new OMB Standard Occupational Classification system. The new SOC system
consists of 821 detailed
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. . . "Fair Trade" was merely a term of coalition building
convenience; the WTO is the ultimate social clause as it regulates the
ability of governments to regulate commerce, the currently ultimate form of
social activity on the planet.
mbs: I can't tell who's saying what here
but somebody has
Henwood erupts:
"As anyone who watches the regular CNBC appearances of supply-sider
(and Reagan OMB alum) Larry Kudlow - introduced by Squawk Box host
Mark Haines the other morning as "America's best-loved living
economist" - the PC is an evil dogma that has the Fed in its grip. He
almost
No papers. These will be informal presentations
on past research, leavened with practical experience
from representatives of employers and employees.
There will be at least as much discussion as presentation.
mbs
Will the papers be available?
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
In the article for which David Shemano provided the URL, O' Neil is quoted
in a 1990 speech as recommending that corporate taxation be done away with
altogetherThis would save a lot of bureaucratic expense...Heck why not
just get rid of personal income taxes too and as O'Neill puts it: No
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 21:06:41 -0800
From: "William M. Mandel" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
A bare majority of whites think Bush won fair and square, according
to a CNN/USA Today/ Gallup poll. Virtually no Blacks do (seven
percent). As many as four whites out of ten think the electoral
system
Piltdown Max wrote (grunted):
Every left position can be matched with some evil
twin analog in capitalist ideology. And as soon
as I figure out what DH's position is, I'll identify
that analog.
Every position also has some primitive reflection.
I hope this doesn't lead you to change your
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