[lbo-talk] An Orgy of Speculation?

[c b]

If Brenner (_The Economics of Global Turbulence_) is correct, the rise
of speculation results from secular declining profitability of
investments in manufacturing.

^^^^^
CB: So, we've gone from The Law of Tendency of the Rate of Profit to
Fall as an explanation of _cyclical_ crises to using it as an
explanation for _secularly_ falling profit rates ?    If they are
continuously falling for long enough , they should fall to zero .
Lets practice some formal logic along with our dialectics.