On Wed, 20 Mar 2002, James Heartfield wrote:
> There was a time when those on the left were supportive of working class
> aspirations for greater resources. I see from Miles' post that he, by
> contrast wants to see mass consumption curtailed. Why doesn't he just
> come out with it and demand a cut in wages.
I should be able to unpack this kind of tortured neoliberal reasoning by now (God knows I hear it enough), but humor me: how is prudently using finite resources tantamount to a wage cut for workers?
And just to go on the record: yes, I think workers' wages should be cut. Completely.
Miles