<< Do you, or any one else on the list, have any views on how Hitler managed to turn
in 4 short years a war-torn economy that the Weimar's permissive and capitalisti
policies left in a sorrowful state not much different than the Russian economy of
today, into a full employment, full production economy that was the envy of the
world.
Henry >>
my understanding is he instituted keynesian policies, which worked exceptionally well because there was no democratic debate about their fullfillment. In otherwords, he employed everyone, if not privately then through the state, he stole property from wealthy jews and redistributed it, he put a huge shot of capital into the economy and then the multiplier effect took over. one of the misconception of capitalist education (or propaganda if you wish) is that democracy is necessary for capitalism to function well. a strong dictatorial state does as well or better. maggie coleman mscoleman at aol.com