I always wonder whether Marx intended the concepts in _Capital_ to be used in detailed analyses of things like oil price fluctuations or concrete business cycles. The only practice that might accompany such analyses would be such things as Keynesian and social dem reforms to soften the impact of recessions or regulation of the oil companies and their prices: Marxist advice on how to reform capitalism.
Marx's discussion of the struggle for shorter work week reforms is related to actual mass movements of workers at the time, situations where masses of workers were in fact in organized motion and thereby with potential to turn into revolutionary struggles. But today , there are not mass worker movements to influence oil prices or blunt the business cycle. Charles ^^^^^ by sartesian Keerist, can't we at least spell "financial" correctly? And then terminate this thread? Marxist financial advice. Come on. Cut it out. Where doe s this take us? Marxist arbitrage? Marxist hedge funds? Behind every free market there's a death squad, at least one. You need more money? Ssssshhhh. Don't tell anyone. Figure it out yourself or go get a CFA. Next subject, Marxist methods of seducing housekeepers?
