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In Manufacturing, Where Mechanization And The Use Of Chemical Processes Are Much Easier, It Is Easier To Raise Productivity Than In Services. In Contrast, By Their Very Nature, Many Service Activities Are Inherently Impervious To Productivity Increase Without Diluting The Quality Of The Product.

A Well-designed Welfare State Can Actually Encourage People To Take Chances With Their Jobs And Be More, Not Less, Open To Changes.

The Washing Machine Changed The World More Than The Internet.

The Top 10 Per Cent Of The Us Population Appropriated 91 Per Cent Of Income Growth Between 1989 And 2006, While The Top 1 Per Cent Took 59 Per Cent.

Above A Certain Level Of Income, The Relative Value Of Material Consumption Vis-a-vis Leisure Time Is Diminished, So Earning A Higher Income At The Cost Of Working Longer Hours May Reduce The Quality Of Your Life. More Importantly, The Fact That The Citizens Of A Country Work Longer Than Others In Comparable Countries Does Not Necessarily Mean That They Like Working Longer Hours. They May Be Compelled To Work Long Hours, Even If They Actually Want To Take Longer Holidays.