I'm not so sure. I once had a long argument with an old Italian gentleman who said that the trains didn't run on time under Mussolini. Further, I found some distribution data that indicated that the rate of surplus-value rose drastically under Hitler in the 1930s. Finally, is it simply jobs we care about?
Jim Devine, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://myweb.lmu.edu/jdevine/ > one area the fascists had it over our Republicans is the former > actually > improved the economy and living conditions for most people, albeit > for > average people working hours increased a bit and without much wage > growth, > and for "enemies" nothing needs to be said about the horrors meted > out. > But,they created full employment for the "mainstream." The > Republicans, by > contrast, only deliver the illusion prosperity for the many, and > their > "mainstream" consists only of the top decile at best with some > crumbs > falling to the second decile.... For a significant number of > Germans, a > majority really, the fascists could, in LBJ fashion, exclaim, "you > never had > it so good." For the Republicans, it's only simulcra...
