> > > > Well, yeah, if everyone is interested in continuing this discussion, > fine. I have not gotten much from it myself. The problem for me is that > the discussion has remained extremely abstract and has not done much > other than reinforce the prejudices people had when they started the > discussion. > > People have simply taken the nebulous concept of "market" -- like a > Platonic form; they have not distinguished what the differences might be > between a market under capitalism vs what how it might function under > democractic socialism; they have not talked about whether the market > should be the locus of exchange for all labor and the products of labor, > or whether it needs to be limited, nor have they explained (to my > satisfaction) how they "invisible hand" of the market is an agent > preferrable to human intelligence and the process of consensus building. > > So, if we're going to have a discussion, it would be really nice if > people addressed some of these issues. > > Joanna > >
<grin> I just joined the discussion. If it continues we will.
