Really-existing capitalism does, in fact, involve some conspiracy. Even Adam Smith was aware of the fact that, for example, "people of the same trade seldom meet together but the... Read More
Posted by: rallen2 on 2008-03-18 11:47:42
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We already have a material solution to the problem of material scarcity, thanks to capitalism's own encouragement of industrial development and of technological progress. Of course,... Read More
Posted by: rallen2 on 2008-03-18 10:25:33
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If war is a consequence of the struggle for scarce resources, then how is class warfare to be avoided in a capitalist anarchism with a class of private proprietors owning exclusively the... Read More
Posted by: rallen2 on 2008-03-16 13:15:12
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Those who like to talk about the alleged difficulties of economic calculation in a possible future socialist political-economy do not understand the objective -- and recognized -- difficulties... Read More
Posted by: rallen2 on 2008-03-05 09:45:34
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