Paul C [#1742]*
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It is not the army but the reserve that is negative. A reserve is a residual
a difference between two quantities, and as such can be negative.
Jerry
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I still don't follow. Doesn't the IRA either have to be positive or equal
to zero (i.e. non-existent)?
Paul c
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One can have a [[negative reserve] [[army] of labour]]. The military metaphor
does not extend well this far, but remember, it is only a metaphor to
describe an economic phenomenon.