Date: Mon, 12 Jan 98 4:47:40 EST
From: boddhisatva <kbevans-AT-panix.com>
Subject: Re: M-TH: Re: Planning







		C. Jurriaan,



	You wrote: "The socialist objective is for the big investment
decisions to be socially and politically controlled, so that they are made
in a way that is good for the society as whole, instead of serving
sectional or private interests."  First, the point os socialism is to give
ownership of the means of production to the proletariat.  Second, the idea
that politically controlled decisions will not serve sectional or private
interests is utopianism.  In any system conflicting interests must be
assumed.  Politicians are *supposed* to serve sectional interests. 
Steering deliberative bodies away from serving sectional interests is
well-nigh impossible.  Remember, we're not talking about laws here. We're
talking about money and resources. Politicians are best trusted to create
systems of fairness and justice, not to dole out checks. 



	peace





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