Re Allin's [5422]: > > Consider pineapples produced by a capitalist > > firm: if all of the pineapples are not sold, > > why > > do you think that the unsold pineapples > > (necessarily) come to represent means of production? > They may rot. Granted. > If they don't, they represent inventory (not > means of production) and hence are part of > c, pro tem. You haven't given a reason yet *why* the unsold inventory should be counted as part of constant capital. What else is part of c but is not means of production? Why? Here I am looking for non-accounting reasons since how individual capitalists put (the presumed worth of) stock on their books is neither here nor there. Similarly, how governments treat this or other issues in their statistical calculations of national income is neither here nor there. I am looking for analytical reasons. In solidarity, Jerry
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