In response to my noting that the problem of measuring capital in dollars is as great or greater than that of finding a common unit of labor power (" why not measure the value of >a machine in terms of the units of labor power embodied instead of >dollars? Equally difficult problems.") bill mitchell wrote: "i was speaking as an economist and realising that i was shunting the problemsyou raise down the corridor to the accountants." Find me this accountant and you'll find a major revolution within the economics profession. Yours kindly, Marianne Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED]