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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LUCI5 ,VAN ,D] ,WALT 

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,GOV]NM5T HAS 9TRODUC$ V>I\S WELF>E MEASURES TO ALLEVIATE POV]TY4 ,COSATU .<,CONGRESS ( ,S\? ,AFRICAN ,TRADE ,UNIONS.> HAS CALL$ RA!R = ! 9TRODUCTION ( A UNIV]SAL BASIC 9COMES GRANT4 ,LUCI5 VAN D] ,WALT >GUES ?AT UNIONS HAVE BE5 SIDETRACK$ BY TE*NOCRATIC DEM&S & ?AT ! DEM& = WELF>E %\LD BE L9K$ TO ! /RUGGLE ( ! WORK+ CLASS TO RE9V5T SOCIETY4 

-- ,UNION POLICY ON WELF>E HAS BECOME C5T]$ ON TE*NICAL QUE/IONS SU* AS FUND+1 T>GET+ & DELIV]Y & HAS /RAY$ FROM CONSID]+ H[ !SE QUE/IONS RELATE TO LABOR MOVEM5T /RATEGY4 ,9 %ORT1 POLICY HAS REPLAC$ POLITICS1 & ISSUES LIKE WELF>E HAVE BECOME L9K$ FROM ! PROJECT ( BUILD+ ! WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T AS A POPUL> =CE TO *ANGE SOCIETY4 

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,TE*NICAL QUE/IONS %\LD BE SECOND>Y TO /RATEGY4,! NE$ = WELF>E IS A SYMPTOM ( CAPITALI/ SOCIETY1 BAS$ ON PRODUCTION = PR(IT1 EXPLOITATION AT WORK1 & DI/RIBUTION ?R\< ! M>KET SY/EM4,! /ATE & /ATE CORPORATIONS PROTECT ?IS SY/EM4 

,9 SU* A SY/EM !RE IS NO L9K BETWE5 NE$S & 9COME3 GOODS >E SOLD1 BUT CA% 9COME IS NOT TI$ TO NE$S4,! NEO-LIB]AL ,LUDWIG VON ,MISES F\ND NO DI/9CTION BETWE5 PRODUCTION = PR(IT & = NE$ BECAUSE 09 ! CAPITALI/IC SY/EM PR(ITS CAN ONLY BE OBTA9$ IF PRODUCTION MEETS A COMP>ATIVELY URG5T DEM&40.<#a.> 

,?IS IS UNTRUE1 = 9VE/M5T IS DIRECT$ TO PR(ITABLE >EAS1 & GIV5 ?AT #a.0 ( ! POPULATION GETS #g.0 ( ! 9COME1 PRODUCTION = PR(IT 9EVITABLY DISCRIM9ATES AGA9/ ! WORK+ CLASS4 

,NEI!R 9VE/M5T NOR WORK IS DEMOCRATIC1 = DECISIONS & [N]%IP >E C5TRALIZ$ 9 ! H&S ( PRIVATE EMPLOY]S & /ATE (FICIALS4 ,WORK UND] CAPITALISM IS AU?ORIT>IAN & UNCREATIVE1 :IL/ A ?IRD ( ! ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE POPULATION IS UNEMPLOY$4 ,PEOPLE >E UNEMPLOY$ BECAUSE !Y >E WORK+ CLASS & !RE=E LACK RES\RCES TO LIVE \TSIDE WAGE LABOR4 ',CLASS1' 'P[]1' & '/ATE' >E ?REE 9SEP>ABLE T]MS1 ONE ( :I* PRESUPPOSES ! O!R TWO1 & 9 ,BAKUN9'S WORDS !Y BOIL D[N TO ?IS3 0! POLITICAL SUBJECTION & ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION ( ! MASSES40 .<#b.> 

,H[1 !N1 CAN WE MOVE T[>DS A WORLD 0:]E M5 WILL BE ABLE TO WORK \T !IR DREAMS AFT] HAV+ ACQUITT$ !MSELVES ( !IR DUTY TO SOCIETY80.<#c.> ,& :]E DOES WELF>E FIT 98 

,9 ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE NE$ AS MU* WELF>E AS POSSIBLE4 ,BUT ?IS IS ONLY A /OPGAP4 ,UNLESS PRODUCTION = PR(IT IS REPLAC$ BY PRODUCTION = NE$1 & C5TRALIZ$ P[] IS REPLAC$ BY DEMOCRATIZATION1 ! PROBLEMS WILL CONT9UE4 

,ONLY A P[]FUL1 SELF-MANAG$ WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T CAN *ANGE ! SITUATION1 = ONLY ! WORK+ CLASS HAS AN 9T]E/ 9 *ANG+ SOCIETY4 ,ONLY SU* A MOVEM5T CAN REPLACE CAPITALISM & ! /ATE ) SELF-MANAGEM5T AT WORK & ! COMMUNITY & CREATE A LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ OR AN>*I/ ORD] & A DEMOCRATICALLY PLANN$ ECONOMY4 

,AT ! HE>T ( ?AT MOVEM5T MU/ BE ! UNIONS4 

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,/RUGGLES = WELF>E >E !RE=E ONLY TACTICS 9 A BROAD] /RATEGY TO *ANGE SOCIETY1 & ?AT /RATEGY %\LD C5T] ON BUILD+ A WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T CAPABLE ( RE9V5T+ ! WORLD4 

,:AT PR9CIPLES FRAME ?IS /RATEGY8 ,FIR/1 WELF>E IS NOT A *>ITY1 BUT A RI<T1 AN EXPRESSION ( ! FRU/RATION ( HUMAN NE$S 9 CAPITALISM4 ,! DEM& = WELF>E IS AN 9DICTM5T ( ?IS SOCIETY4 

,SECOND1 /RUGGLES = RE=MS >E ! LIFEBLOOD ( A POPUL> MOVEM5T4 ,A MOVEM5T ?AT CANNOT FI<T >\ND IMM$IATE ISSUES1 CANNOT FI<T TO *ANGE SOCIETY MORE FUNDAM5TALLY4 ,FUR!RMORE1 IMM$IATE /RUGGLES BUILD WORK+ CLASS CONFID5CE1 P[] & ORGANIZATION4 

,?IRD1 ! BASIC LEV] TO *ANGE SOCIETY IS NOT POLICY 9NOVATION1 BUT ! MOBILIZ$ P[] ( ! WORK+ CLASS1& MORE WELF>E REQUIRES1 ACCORD+LY1 MORE /RUGGLE4 

,F\R?1 DEMOCRACY & SELF- MANAGEM5T & POLITICAL $UCATION >E VITAL TO #aAB\R4,A MOVEM5T BAS$ ON ! DELEGATION ( DECISIONS TO LEAD]S1 BUREAUCRATS1 A POLITICAL P>TY1 OR EV5 UNION POLICY EXP]TS1 CANNOT *ANGE SOCIETY4 ,IT CAN ONLY *ANGE ! ELITES 9 *>GE4 ,SELF-MANAG$ ME?ODS ALONE LAY ! BASIS = A DEMOCRATIC FUTURE4 

,F9ALLY1 9T]NATIONALISM IS C5TRAL4 ,! WORK+ CLASS IS MULTIRACIAL & MULT9ATIONAL1 & TO DIVIDE ITS /RUGGLES IS TO 9VITE DEFEAT4,! LOCAL RUL+ CLASS IS 9T]L9K$ ) RUL+ CLASSES ABROAD1 & LLAS NEV] BE5 'PATRIOTIC' TO ITS '[N' WORK]S4 ,POLICIES LIKE 0,PR\DLY ,S\? ,AFRICAN0 CRIPPLE ! WORK+ CLASS IDEOLOGICALLY1 OP5+ ! GATES ( X5OPHOBIA & 0,YELL[ ,P]IL0 IDEAS4 

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,ALL TACTICS MU/ BE SUBORD9AT$ TO ! GOAL ( BUILD+ A P[]FUL1 SELF-MANAG$ WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T AS P>T ( A /RATEGY = A BETT] SOCIETY4 ,?IS MEANS ! /RUGGLE = MORE & BETT] WELF>E IS =EMO/ AB\T MORE POPUL> MOBILIZATION4 

,! HE>T ( A MOVEM5T = PROGRESSIVE SOCIAL POLICY IS A PROGRESSIVE POPUL> MOVEM5T1 NOT TE*NOCRATIC POLICY PROCESSES OR P>LIAM5T>Y LOBBIES4 ,DEM&S %\LD BE =MULAT$ FROM BEL[1 9 A P>TICIPATORY PROCESS ?AT DEVELOPS ! P[] & CONSCI\SNESS ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,?IS APPROA* ID5TIFIES NE$S EXPRESS$ FROM BEL[1 & =MULATES DEM&S ACCORD+LY1 G5]AT+ MORE EFFECTIVE POSITIONS :ILE /R5G!N+ ! WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T MORE BROADLY 

,! PROCESS ?R\< :I* DEM&S >E =MULAT$ IS MO/ IMPORTANT2 9DE$1 MORE IMPORTANT ?AN DETAILS ( CONCRETE PROPOSALS4 

,WELF>E %\LD NOT BE FUND$ ?R\< R$I/RIBUTION )9 ! WORK+ CLASS4,! BURD5 ( FUND+ MU/ COME FROM ! RUL+ CLASS1 = ONLY A CLASS-BAS$ R$I/RIBUTION IS JU/4 

,?IS IS NOT TO SAY ?AT !RE %\LD BE A NONCONTRIBUTORY WELF>E SY/EM4,JU/ AS A LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ SOCIETY W\LD OP]ATE ON ! BASIS ( 0FROM EA* ACCORD+ TO ABILITY1 TO EA* ACCORD+ TO NE$10 ! IDEA ( EV]YONE CONTRIBUT+ IS A VALID ONE4 

,CAPITALISM IS A SKEW$ SY/EM1 ?\<1 SO WORK+ CLASS CONTRIBUTIONS %\LD BE AT A FLAT1 L[ RATE1 :ILE ! RUL+ CLASS %\LD FACE PUNITIVE & ESCALAT+ *>GES4 

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,! /RUCTURE ( WELF>E PAYM5TS %APES SOCIETY4 ,9SI/+1 = EXAMPLE1 ?AT *ILD SUPPORT GRANTS ONLY BE ALLOCAT$ TO WOM5 VIA !IR HUSB&S RE9=CES ! TRADITIONAL FAMILY4 

,H[ CAN WELF>E ALLOCATIONS UND] CAPITALISM BE MADE CONSI/5T ) CREAT+ LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM8 ,MEANS TE/+ %\LD BE OPPOS$4 ,IT ASSUMES 9COME FROM WAGES IS A FAIR MEASURE ( NE$1 IGNORES ! PROBLEMS ) ! WAGE SY/EM1 & MAKES MONEY MORE IMPORTANT ?AN RI<TS4,ALLOCATION BY NE$ %\LD BE PROMOT$ 9/EAD4 ,= EXAMPLE1 A FLAT RATE = P5SIONS :I* %\LD BE CALCULAT$ BY 9DIVIDUAL CIRCUM/ANCE4 

,IT IS (T5 ASSUM$ WELF>E MEANS GRANTS1 BUT !RE %\LD BE MORE EMPHASIS ON COMMUNAL PROVISION SU* AS FREE HOSPITALS1 REFUNDS ON M$ICAL BILLS1 FREE H\S+1 R5T CONTROLS & FREE ELECTRICITY4,?IS PROVIDES SPACE = FO/]+ SELF- MANAGEM5T & SOLID>ITY4 

,! AIM IS TO DEL9K MEET+ NE$S FROM ABILITY TO PAY & ! WAGES SY/EM1 & TO PLACE RI<TS C5T]-/AGE1 L9K+ ?IS TO CLASS /RUGGLE & R$I/SIBUTION4 

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,NEO-LIB]AL >GUM5TS HAVE RESONANCE ) ORD9>Y PEOPLE :O >E SUBJECT TO QUEUES & SULL5 GOV]NM5T /AFF4,?IS CAN BE DEALT ) BY REJECT+ ! EMPTY *OICE BETWE5 M>KET & /ATE 9 FAVOR ( A SOCIETY H>MONIZ+ FRE$OM & EQUALITY4 

,TO BUILD A P[]FUL WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T REQUIRES BUILD+ \TSIDE & AGA9/ ! /ATE TO SUPPLANT IT ) SELF-MANAGEM5T4 ,REG>D+ WELF>E1 ?IS MEANS IMPOS+ WELF>E ON ! /ATE1 & 9DEP5D5T MONITOR+ BY WORK+ CLASS /RUCTURES1 ) M&AT$ & NON-REMUN]ATIVE PO/S4 

,! BASIC JU/IFICATION = WELF>E \TL9$ H]E IS 9 ! LANGUAGE ( RI<TS & RI<TS CANNOT BE EVALUAT$ BY FISCAL CRIT]IA4 ,IT MAY WELL BE ?AT EXP&+ DEM&S FROM BEL[ QUICKLY BREAK ! B\ND>IES ( CURR5T FISCAL 'REALISM'4 

,IF1 H[EV]1 ! EXI/+ SY/EM F9DS IT 'UNREALI/IC' TO MEET ! NE$S ( PEOPLE TO A MEAN+FUL LIFE FREE ( ! POV]TY IS IT ! RI<TS OR ! SY/EM ?AT MU/ GO8 

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