Dear U: I think the best way to deal with this Marxist guy in a debate is to cut off his argument at the knees. You do well mentioning risk and time preference, but, maybe, an even better way is to quarrel with his “surplus value” claim at the outset. This is predicated on the labor theory of value, which has been trashed in the economic literature. See below on this: From: u Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2018 8:43 AM To: Walter Block Subject: Re: FW: fan letter from Istanbul Dear Prof. Block, Thanks you so much for helping me … Continue reading How to Debate a Marxist?