Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: My Take on Competition

[Doug Henwood]

Michael Perelman wrote:

>I have never denied the effect of the weakening of labor.  I am 
>merely stating that
>IP represents an additional force, which is becoming stronger, just 
>as capital may
>have pushed labor down in the US as far as it can go  -- the last thought is a
>speculation, not even a firm belief.

One point: real wages in the U.S. are up over the last 5 years. If 
anything, intellectual property restrictions have tightened over the 
same period. Wuzzup?

Doug