--- Michael Perelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A tree that was once considered a weed was found to > have cancer fighting properties. But would the tree > not be scarce under socialism?
Maybe, but it would not be independent of the social attitudes towards death and dyeing. In otherwords scarcity would still be socially determined. > > Socialism might do a better job of protecting and > enhancing the supply of trees, but > the trees are limited relative to human (as well as > market) needs. > > Much scarcity is market induced, but I don't think > all. Good point. I clearly over stated my claim. > > The case for uncertainty being a product of markets > seems more questionable. Markets > do create extra uncertainty, of course. A socialist > worker would not fear > unemployment -- at least in a rational socialist > society. Well, Marx does talk about a concept in general and that concept as modified by the specific historic system. Clearly I need to think more about this. Thank you for your input. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
