Schweikart chapter

Jim heartfield jim at heartfield.demon.co.uk
Sun Jan 2 05:44:53 PST 2000


In message <v0422080fb49447ecea89@[166.84.250.86]>, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> writes
>[forwarded by Sam Pawlett <rsp at uniserve.com>]
>
>From: "David C. Schweickart" <dschwei at ORION.IT.LUC.EDU>
>Subject: Beyond Capitalism
>
>CHAPTER ONE
>
>COUNTERPROJECT, SUCCESSOR-SYSTEM, REVOLUTION
>


> Hence the importance now of struggles against racism, sexism and
>homophobia, against senseless violence, rampant consumerism and
>environmental destruction, and for new ways of living with one another and
>with nature.

Sounds remarkably like Tony Blair's Third Way: regulate the workforce along sectional lines, restrain working class consumption in the name of 'saving the environment' and develop new forms of state regulation of interpersonal behaviour.


> I propose, among other things,
>a policy of "socialist protectionism" which will put a tariff on goods
>coming from countries where wages are lower or environmental restrictions
>are less than in the importing country to bring the price of the goods up
>to that they would be if workers abroad were paid the same wage as
>domestic workers and subject to the same environmental restrictions.

Or in other words, first world protectionism against third world goods.


>The
>funds collected from importers generated by this tariff is then *rebated*
>to the poor country exporting the goods.

Such aid, as is well documented now, only has the effect of destroying local industry. -- Jim heartfield



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