I can agree with most of what Wes says, but I can't agree with the "evil
minority" thesis. I think that's a viciously circular argument that ends up
deputizing an "evil minority" to rid us of the "evil minority". William
Blake spoke instead of "dark Satanic Mills", which refers to the utilitarian
calculus that is the precise mathematical negation of the biblical-economic
principles Wes is promoting.
Paul Samuelson is undoubtedly the greatest modern-day proselytizer for the
Satanic Mill. But reading his books I can't help but get the impression of a
sincere, compassionate human being wanting to do good. I get the impression
as much as anything from the prominent clues he leaves at the scene of the
crime shouting, in effect, "I can't help myself. Somebody, please, stop me
before I kill again."
I can prescribe a reading list of five published articles that supply all
the technical information needed to "deconstruct" the general theory for
losing ground. How many readers would consider salvation worth the risk of
wasting a few days of their precious time tracking down and reading such a
curriculum as preparation for a debate on architecture of "these dark
Satanic Mills"? How many more would dismiss the very word "salvation" as
archaically unscientific compared to, say, "revealed consumer preference"?
D.F. Schloss, Why Working-Men Dislike Piece-Work
E. Barone, The Ministry of Production in the Collectivist State
S.J. Chapman, Hours of Labour
A. Bergson, A Reformation of Certain Aspects of Welfare Economics
T. Scitovsky, The State of Welfare Economics
regards,
Tom Walker
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/timework/covenant.htm
