On 09/26/99 at 08:31 PM, "Michael J Williams"
<michael@williamsmj.screaming.net> said:
>> I don't get it. You argue that money isn't a commodity but credit can be?
>> Yet, isn't credit part of the money supply?
>I'll have to think about this. First stab:- In my scheme of things, the
>argument that Money is not a commodity (thoguh the money-object typically
>will be - even if a highly complex one) is derived from the claim that
>Money (as, if you like, a hierarchical set of social functions) cannot be
>reproduced under capitalist direct production relations. A credit line
>can be and is - but note that there is no relation between the $ value of
>the loan and the abstract labour needed to set up the credit line (if you
>like, the 'credit-object').
Michael, I don't want to push too much but can I remind you to think about
my question [OPE #1308], in connection with thinking about the above:
"In our case, Moneybags earns interest with coupons received and the
borrower pays. Abstracting from intermediation only means to get to this
relationship. Does this relationship, for you [Michael], represent a
commodity transaction?"
Thanks, Paul
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