tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461044.post8102467418981330163..comments2023-10-24T11:03:41.388-05:00Comments on ladypoverty: J.R. Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09076895859826581960noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461044.post-20113866468131434532009-08-06T17:31:17.363-05:002009-08-06T17:31:17.363-05:00That's entertainment, Montag!
And you're ...That's entertainment, Montag!<br /><br />And you're right to point out that "the market" is not a neutral entity, but reflects the prerogatives of its most powerful players.JRBhttp://ladypoverty.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461044.post-44385451928539193912009-08-05T08:15:56.074-05:002009-08-05T08:15:56.074-05:00i don't buy the FT's narrative implied in ...i don't buy the FT's narrative implied in this excerpt for one moment. <br /><br />i have seen no evidence of the political body's lust to control the market in any way adversarial to corporate interests. <br /><br />aside from a permissible amount of tokenism, it would seem "elected" politicians can be employed just as easily as unelected experts. the task is the same. right now the job requires a politician's touch to keep the people on board. what did Mary Poppins say? a spoonful of sugar.<br /><br />the market is not an honest broker. the invisible hand is giving us the finger.Montaghttp://www.stumplane.us/blognoreply@blogger.com