Re Rakesh's [5735]: Did anyone else notice the irony that shortly after complaining that Steve et al were responsible for the endless discussions by Marxists about the 'transformation problem' etc and were thereby stopping our progression onto other topics such as the world market, Rakesh himself has re-raised the issue of the TP in his questions in [5735] to Gary? The record on OPE-L, I would assert, has not been that the discussions on the TP have been raised by those on the list who have charged that Marx is logically inconsistent. Rather, it is those who have attempted to show that Marx is logically consistent and that the 'problem' is a non-problem who have been the ones who have initiated some of our more lengthy exchanges on the TP. Another irony: one of our recent threads on the TP was extended by Rakesh himself with his ardent support of the Gouverneur solution. In general, our debates have mostly focused on who had the best solution to the TP rather than wether there is a solution to the TP. All we need do to break this cycle is agree to move on to other topics. But, if we go on to again discuss issues associated with the TP then let us at least not scapegoat our members who believe that there is no legitimate solution to the TP. In solidarity, Jerry
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