[lbo-talk] More Who

[brad bauerly]

Richard writes>To do so would be
>to drive up the costs of labour considerably and deprive the ruling class
>(including that wing allied with the Democratic Party) of a very important
>method of social control.

How so?  Wouldn't it drive down the cost of labour by increasing
competition?  Does capitalism really need other forms of social control
besides the ownership of the means of production and the sympathy/protection
of the state (I am not saying that it hasn't used other forms, but whether
it needs them or not)?

Brad