Fortunately, the WSJ Opinion pages assures us there cannot be "too much
labor" -- that would be a fallacy.

Economists call this the lump of labor fallacy, which holds that the amount
> of available work is fixed. If one person gets a job, another loses it. But
> the addition of new workers into a market, especially skilled workers, can
> increase the productivity of companies in a way that expands the supply of
> work for everybody.
>

On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 7:33 AM, Eugene Coyle <[email protected]> wrote:

> Here is something from WSJ.com that might interest you:
>
> Global policy dilemma: Too much of almost everything
> http://on.wsj.com/1Ok6t4m
>
>
> The WSJ notices that there is "too much labor."  That means, of course,
> pressure on wages, and consumption.
>
> Gene
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Tom Walker (Sandwichman)
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