re 6851 >Re [6880]: > >Ian wrote: > >> I agree that some slave owners (especially the slave owners of >> the new world) have appropriated surplus value (this was said in >> one of the opening comments of this thread, I think), > >Rakesh replied: > >> yes but Jerry does not agree with us. > >On the contrary, I have never disputed the claim that slave owners >can _appropriate_ surplus value. That was never in dispute. > >In solidarity, Jerry Again Jerry this is cleary not my claim. Ian may or may not be agreeing with me--I will let him clarify. He seemed to be agreeing with me and thus not using "appropriate" in the sense of claiming surplus value produced by other capitals employing formally free wage labor for the production of commodities. At any rate, I have clearly argued that formally unfree workers can *themselves produce surplus value*. You seem to dispute that. Brass does not; neither does Banaji (and Henryk Grossman and Rosa Luxemburg by the way). Patrick Mason does not. It seems to me that Paulo C does not either. I am sure there are people on this list who agree with you. Perhaps Ian does. I am not clear as to who they are and more importantly what their (or for that matter your) reasons are for dismissing the possibility that formally unfree workers can ever produce surplus value. Perhaps you could give a brief account of the reasoning behind your negative dismissal? Thanks, Rakesh
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