Re: Take Back Your Time Day

G*rd*n wrote:

> > G*rd*n wrote:
> >
> > > Either median infant mortality dropped during the rise of
> > > capitalism, or it didn't.  If it did, then capitalism fans
> > > can argue that that was due to the rise of capitalism.  A
> > > quick end to the argument would be to show that infant
> > > mortality remained the same or increased.
>
> "chris.holt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > Wouldn't it also be a quick end to the argument to show that
> > infant mortality dropped during the rise of socialism?  If
> > it drops in both cases, that suggests that it was caused by
> > factors other than economic/political systems, e.g.
> > scientific and technological advances; and we know that
> > these aren't directly related to economics or politics.
>
> Socialism and capitalism, as they have usually been actually
> proposed and realized, are hardly opposites.

and trading in markets using coins and paper money is hardly capitalism.


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