[lbo-talk] The State (Was: Ralph loves the nice plutocrats)

[Marv Gandall]

What is a "non-capitalist" or "capitalist" law, anyway?  How would you 
characterize a piece of legislation or regulatory action expropriating 
private property? What if that expropriated property were impeding access to 
an new shopping centre, and the state's action were the product of lobbying 
by the developers? Was the withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam a capitalist 
or non-capitalist act? What about legislation which would financial 
institutions to maintain higher capital ratios? Etc.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "SA" <s11131978 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] The State (Was: Ralph loves the nice plutocrats)


> Miles Jackson wrote:
>
>> SA wrote:
>>>
>>> Maybe I wasn't clear. I wasn't asking how the state enforces its 
>>> capitalist writ. Yeah, obviously - police, army, etc. I was asking what 
>>> ensures that the state must always be seeking to enforce a capitalist 
>>> writ?
>>>
>>> SA
>>
>> Enforcement of property laws.
>
> The state must always enforce capitalist property laws? What if "the 
> state" decides it likes non-capitalist laws better?
>
> SA
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