Date: Sun, 30 Mar 97 23:56:48 EST
From: boddhisatva <kbevans-AT-panix.com>
Subject: Re: M-I: Law of value and labour time vouchers






		Days ago, Lew wrote,


"Perhaps those who think it is utopianism to want to abolish money can
find evidence of where Marx says money can be used to serve workers'
interests?"




	What possible difference does it make whether Marx says such a
thing or not?  Marxism is not a fundamentalist religion.  Quoting Marx
proves nothing.  If Marx actually said "Within the co-operative society
based on the common ownership of the means of production, the producers do
not exchange their products", then he was either talking rather
metaphorically or he was wrong.  Producers obviously must exchange goods,
and those goods must be valued, perhaps long after they are made and
possibly for goods yet to be made. Therefore a medium of exchange is
necessary.  It is as simple as that.  If you want a socialist revolution,
then figure a way to put firms into the hands of the people that work at
them.  If you want a utopian blueprint for a nightmare, fritter away time
creating plans to substitute a legitimate medium of exchange with
government edicts.



	peace





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