I have answered this pathetic slander by a economic non-entity on your post on Marxism
On Sep 30, 8:44 am, "M.A. Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Frank > Have they? What system can be considered viable that needs to steal > the years of accrued surplus value of its workers in an attempt to > ensure it's survival. > > MJ > Why socialism -- in all of its variants -- of course. > > Regard$, > --MJ > > The beginning and end of the socialist policy, > which has dominated the world for decades, is > destruction.... Although destructionism is more > easily recognized in the actions of the Bolshevists > than in other parties, it is essentially just as > strong in all other socialist movements. State > interference in economic life, which calls itself > 'economic policy,' has done nothing but destroy > economic life. Prohibitions and regulations have > by their general obstructive tendency fostered > the growth of the spirit of wastefulness.... That > production is still being carried on, even > semi-rationally, is to be ascribed only to the > fact that destructionist laws and measures have > not yet been able to operate completely and > effectively. Were they more effective, hunger > and mass extinction would be the lot of all > civilized nations today. > Ludwig von Mises > _Socialism_, originally published in 1922. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
