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Re:A libertarian socialist engineer solves the financial cri... by olefoo on Wednesday August 05, 2009 @12:36AM (#742850)
I disagree, at least a few of his proposals struck me as eminently sensible. Politically impossible at this time, but that can change.

Of course, I've been exposed to some of the primary sources for some of the more syndicalist ideas he espouses.

Re:A libertarian socialist engineer solves the financial cri... by joshu on Wednesday August 05, 2009 @12:51AM (#742873)
Such as? Note, by the way, that I am not against significant reform here. These are reactionary and shallow, is all.
Re:A libertarian socialist engineer solves the financial cri... by olefoo on Wednesday August 05, 2009 @02:15AM (#742940)
The idea of a government managed currency account for instance, could provide a boost to ecommerce depending on how well it's implemented.

And the idea of having standardized forms for major asset purchases is not without merit.

//edit: wow, I didn't realize you had totally expanded and revised the original comment (top of thread). It's kind of rude not to flag such a major change.