At 08:40 PM Sunday 9/2/2007, Dan Minettte wrote:
>What interests me is why? Do you agree with Gore that new technology is >merely a matter of putting our mind to it? Do you think that productivity >is not really as important as most economists would argue? For example, is >cutting costs by improving the productivity of each worker so that fewer >workers are required to complete a task a good thing or a bad thing? Do you >believe, as some people do, that we could go back to craftsmanship instead >of mass production of furniture, clothing, etc? FWIW: U.N.: Americans most productive American workers stay longer in the office, at the factory or on the farm than their counterparts in Europe and most other rich nations, and they produce more per person over the year. They also get more done per hour than everyone but the Norwegians, according to a U.N. report released Monday, which said the United States "leads the world in labor productivity." <http://www.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/09/02/un.productivity.ap/index.html?imw=Y&iref=mpstoryemail> -- Ronn! :) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
