Scarcity

[Justin Schwartz]

OK, Brett, so you think the historical evidence is that socialism will 
fetter rather than unfetter the forces of production, and that technical 
innovation and a high level of material well being is incompatible with 
egalitarianism? Have you thought of applying for a position as a WSJ 
editorial page writer? --jks


>
> >I'll try it in a short, nonrambling sentence or two. Is it possible
> >for a simple society to produce complicated technology? Can you make
> >a computer chip without large universities, large states, and large
> >enterprises?
>
>I'm curious - let's suppose the answer to your question is no.  Suppose
>that along with high tech comes statist and hierarchical societies.  And
>suppose egalitarianism requires a much simpler society, one which cannot
>produce these types of widgets.  Which would you choose to live in?
>
>This might be a false choice, but the historical evidence suggests that it
>isn't.  Anyway, I'm interested in how you'd answer your own question.
>
>Brett
>

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