>Brad seems to attribute the growth of productivity to the saving of
>independent
>farmers outside of the market in his example. In other words, he
>explains the way
>capitalists exploit by the way self-sufficient farmers save. Marx
>had fun mocking
>this abstinence theory -- look in Capital under Nassau Senior.
>
>If you believe that modern corporations actually operate like Brad's farmers,
>depriving themselves rather than their workers, then his explanation
>holds water.
It's weird - Brad picks a pretty wacko example, admits its kind of wacko, but then claims it's important and conclusive anyway. Why does Marx make smart people do silly things?
Doug