Jerry, my "we" was an ironic we. I do not indentify with the ruling class nor do I think that others here do. On Mon, Sep 17, 2001 at 05:13:05PM -0400, Gerald_A_Levy wrote: > Brief comments: > > 1) Re Michael P's [5926]: > "We" are not part of the US ruling class. We, > as workers and as Marxists, should therefore > not identify ourselves with the US state > or its policies. > > 2) Re Alfredo's question on "crusades": > It was intended, I believe, for internal > consumption. One has to remember that much > of Bush's support comes from the 'Christian > right'. Moreover, an explicitly Christian > message resonates well in a country > that is overwhelmingly composed of people > who identify themselves as Christians. > > 3) Re Patrick's response to Paul B on Mandela: > Patrick: did you note that Paul put the word > 'terrorist' in quote ['...'] marks? > Is it just possible that you misinterpreted > his message? > > 4) On the following from Patrick's [5931]: > > > The public works injection associated with > > rebuilding New York and > > expanding the military will increase the size of > > the GDP. > > It could increase employment, especially in the construction trades in > NYC and with defense contractors. Other sectors, including the airlines > and tourism, can be expected to suffer, particularly > in the short-term. Will this necessarily increase US > GDP? Well, it will almost certainly increase > state debt and could quite likely lead to increased > taxation. The latter could lower disposable income, lead to decreased > rates of consumption (and possibly investment), and lower GDP. Moreover, > in the short- to medium-term an exacerbated recession is a likely > consequence of > the WTC attacks. > > In solidarity, Jerry > > -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael@ecst.csuchico.edu
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