Brad, I think that is a fair statement. The wonder is that the system works as well as it does, keeping in mind your observation
that "the economy" is a realm of social relations which are at best not friendly (and which in fact often are in varying degrees positively(sic) unfriendly). arthur -----Original Message----- From: Brad McCormick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 7:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Futurework] My ongoing struggle to see the obvious :: Basic question for economists Why doesn't all economics education and inquiry start with the principle: Friends hold all things in common. (--Desiderius Erasmus, and others) ? Since we have markets and such, the first lemma one seems forced to deduce from this principle is that "the economy" is a realm of social relations which are at best not friendly (and which in fact often are in varying degrees positively(sic) unfriendly). I am being entirely serious here. \brad mccormick -- Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works.... (Matt 5:16) Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21) <![%THINK;[SGML+APL]]> Brad McCormick, Ed.D. / [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------------- Visit my website ==> http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/ _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
