[PEN-L:8823] euthanasia of the rentiers

1997-03-03 Thread JDevine
Dickens is right about the citation. In the GENERAL THEORY (pp. 375-6), Keynes argues that the income of rentiers is just like that of pure landlords, i.e., due to scarcity of the asset held rather than due to the cost of production of that asset. With a interest-inelastic supply of saving cur

[PEN-L:8822] Re: query: Keynes quote: "euthanasia of the rentie

1997-03-03 Thread Curtis Moore
Answer to question posed in original message below: "Now, though this state of affairs would be quite compatible with some measure of individualism, yet it would mean the euthanasia of the rentier, and, consequently, the euthanasia of the cumulative oppressive power of the capitalist to exp

[PEN-L:8821] Re: query: Keynes quote: "euthanasia of the rentier"?

1997-03-03 Thread Rich Parkin
>Does anyone have the quote and cite where Keynes talked about the >"euthanasia of the rentier"? > >___ >Robert Naiman >1821 W. Cullerton >Chicago Il 60608-2716 My recollection is that it is in an essay entitled "Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren" (lots

[PEN-L:8820] RE: query: Keynes quote: "euthanasia of the rentier"?

1997-03-03 Thread DICKENS, EDWIN (201)-408-3024
Robert Naiman asks: >Does anyone have the quote and cite where Keynes talked about >the "euthanasia of the rentier? "Now, though this state of affairs would be quite compatible with some measure of individualism, yet it would mean the euthanasia of the rentier, and, consequently, the euthanasia

[PEN-L:8819] Labor Studies Institute of Puerto Rico

1997-03-03 Thread Michael H. Belzer
Dear friends: As you may know, the Instituto Laboral de Educacion Sindical (Labor Studies Institute) of Puerto Rico has been editing and publishing an E-MAIL DIRECTORY OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. The first edition was published in april 1996 and the second one in

[PEN-L:8818] Quebec: Bouchard Warns Of "Tougher Times To Come"

1997-03-03 Thread SHAWGI TELL
Speaking to PQ members and supporters in meetings in Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce and in Saint-Louis-du-Ha!Ha!, north east of Quebec City, last week, Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard repeated that "eliminating the deficit to zero by 2000" is his government's priority, pointing out that the affirmation of

[PEN-L:8817] query: Keynes quote: "euthanasia of the rentier"?

1997-03-03 Thread Robert R Naiman
Does anyone have the quote and cite where Keynes talked about the "euthanasia of the rentier"? ___ Robert Naiman 1821 W. Cullerton Chicago Il 60608-2716 (h) 312-421-1776 (here there is voice mail) Urban Planning and Policy (M/C 348) 1007 W. Harrison Room 1180 Chi

[PEN-L:8816] Fwd: ICFTU on health of Pakpahan and Petrus (fwd)

1997-03-03 Thread D Shniad
> Subject: Fwd: ICFTU on health of Pakpahan and Petrus > Date: 03 Mar 1997 15:23:42 GMT > Organization: The Jungle BBS > > The following is the text of a letter sent by Bill Jordan, General Secretary > of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, to the Indonesian > Minister of Justic

[PEN-L:8815] Fwd(2): BU: Niketown - Just Don't Do It (fwd)

1997-03-03 Thread shniad
> Following is an op-ed column from the February 20, 1997 issue of San > Francisco > Chronicle. Accompanying it was a photo of Niketown, with a caption > reading "The glitzy Niketown store in Union Square gives no hint of the > sordid conditions under which Indonesians and others produce its ware

[PEN-L:8814] Child Rights Online: Sampler Issue (fwd)

1997-03-03 Thread shniad
> Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 12:57:39 -0500 > From: Sam Lanfranco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Child Rights Online: Sampler Issue > Comments: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This is a posting of the Jan/Feb Childs Rights OnLine fro

[PEN-L:8813] FW: Daily Report

1997-03-03 Thread Richardson_D
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1997: Clinton administration officials are seeking congressional support for the creation of an independent panel to revamp the formula used to adjust federal benefit programs for inflation. White House budget director Franklin D. Raines, in a meeting yester

[PEN-L:8812] FW: Daily Report

1997-03-03 Thread Richardson_D
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1997: Mass layoff actions in November totaled 1,355, up about 8 percent from the number recorded a year earlier, BLS estimates (Daily Labor Report, page D-5). Federal Reserve Vice Chair Rivlin says she would favor a temporary 5-year reduction in the CPI

[PEN-L:8811] FW: Daily Report

1997-03-03 Thread Richardson_D
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1997: The Daily Labor Report publishes on page E-5 Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan's February 26 statement before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. In it he says "If heightened job insecurity is the most significant expla

[PEN-L:8810] FW: BLS Daily Report

1997-03-03 Thread Richardson_D
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1997 RELEASED TODAY: In November 1996, there were 1,355 mass layoff actions by employers as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month. Each action involved at least 50 persons from a single establishment, and the nu

[PEN-L:8809] Summer Internships

1997-03-03 Thread Matt Zeidenberg
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