<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/13/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Doug Henwood</b> <<a href="mailto:dhenwood@panix.com">dhenwood@panix.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>On Dec 13, 2006, at 9:24 PM, Jerry Monaco wrote:<br><br>> The<br>> next issue will feature an article arguing that we should bring back<br>> slavery, but perhaps only in extreme circumstances.<br><br>Slavery is inefficient! From a purely business point of view, I mean.
<br>For efficiency, you can't beat free labor.<br><br>Doug</blockquote><div><br>1) Is it always inefficient? <br><br>2) Then convince the slaves that they are "volunteers." <br><br>3) A modest proposal: Treat the labor power and bodies of people as a "bundle of property rights" and then you can contract for the future use and/or destruction of their eyes, kidneys, livers, hearts, lungs, etc. and get rid of them when they are useless. What a great way to treat the prison population or not have to worry about the health of a mine worker.
<br><br>4) Buying and selling babies seems to be on the table, esp. for the likes of Posner. Not slavery exactly but a nice step forward. <br><br>Jerry<br> </div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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