Comments on: A Failed Experiment http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/06/a-failed-experiment/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:12:24 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: RLaing http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/06/a-failed-experiment/#comment-1189 RLaing Thu, 07 Jun 2007 23:17:47 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/06/a-failed-experiment/#comment-1189 Economics is more religion than science, and its promoters were never believers themselves. They're plainly not against government intervention in the economy at all, provided this intervention makes the rich richer, as it frequently does. For example, if the Social Security admin ever admitted to not being able to account for a couple-three trillion, you can bet it would be a major scandal; but when the Pentagon does the same thing, there's a virtual media blackout on it. Or how about the S&L bailout, courtesy of Saint Ron? I could go on and on. The 'great experiment' isn't over--it never began. Economics is more religion than science, and its promoters were never believers themselves.

They’re plainly not against government intervention in the economy at all, provided this intervention makes the rich richer, as it frequently does. For example, if the Social Security admin ever admitted to not being able to account for a couple-three trillion, you can bet it would be a major scandal; but when the Pentagon does the same thing, there’s a virtual media blackout on it. Or how about the S&L bailout, courtesy of Saint Ron? I could go on and on.

The ‘great experiment’ isn’t over–it never began.

]]> By: Philip V. http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/06/a-failed-experiment/#comment-1175 Philip V. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:16:20 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/06/a-failed-experiment/#comment-1175 Great article! A very important topic. I particularly liked your argument against the profit motive ideology, showing it's unsustainability by looking at it from the reality of the fundamental principles of society-making with examples and illustration. A simple yet powerful truth-revealing argument. Thanks. Great article! A very important topic. I particularly liked your argument against the profit motive ideology, showing it’s unsustainability by looking at it from the reality of the fundamental principles of society-making with examples and illustration. A simple yet powerful truth-revealing argument. Thanks.

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