[MD] Down the road of mediocrity

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting Arlo Bensinger <ajb102 at psu.edu>:

> [Platt]
> That's nonsense. Employment has grown almost every year since I can 
> remember. Your zero-sum game is just that, a game. It doesn't reflect 
> reality in a capitalist economy.
> 
> [Arlo]
> Your argument is that if every single person wanted to work, there 
> would be zero unemployment? Talk about not reflecting reality...

Zero unemployment is no problem if you don't care about efficiency. Everyone
could be employed if construction was limited to people with shovels, handsaws
and hammers. And yes, some people don't want to work except work to game
the welfare system or participate in illegal trades, like selling drugs. 



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