> I loved the reference to the infamous "Summers Memo" as a concentrated > expression/self-parody of neoclassical economics "applied" and the resultant ............................................... > applied when they deign to descend the lofty heights of theory to actual > implementation through actual policies with actual and measurable results. Jim is in great form today despite, or possibly due to, his dispossession. I'm reminded that the first time I saw films of Auschwitz and other camps, despite, or possibly due to, my tender age a little voice in my head said (in effect) "This is just the natural end-point of the world's prevailing production/distribution paradigm, given enough time." Marx & Co were still years away; it had sufficed to observe the business of my father, and he was a highly enlightened employer. valis