“I think we spend too much on K-12 education a.k.a. teachers' salaries. It's the only industry where you never see any productivity increases.” ThinkingToo MuchTeacherIndustryIncreaseProductivitySalary Author:Peter Brimelow
“Consider this: all the ants on the planet, taken together, have a biomass greater than that of humans. Ants have been incredibly industrious for millions of years. Yet their productiveness nourishes plants, animals, and soil. Human industry has been in full swing for little over a century, yet it has brought about a decline in almost every ecosystem on the planet. Nature doesn't have a design problem. People do.” PeopleYearsHumansLittlesHas BeensProblemEarthTogetherNatureAnimalMillionsTakenGreaterCenturyDesignPlanetsIndustryPlantEnvironmentalProductivitySoilDeclineSwingsConsideringAntsNourishmentEcosystemsIndustriousBiomass Book:Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things Source: Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
“By holding down natural wage growth in labor-intensive industries, immigration serves as a subsidy for low-wage, low-productivity ways of doing business, retarding technological progress and productivity growth.” WayGrowthNaturalProgressIndustryLowsLaborProductivityImmigrationTechnologicalSubsidiesTechnological Progress Author:Mark Krikorian
“America's economic strength depends on industry's ability to improve productivity and quality and to remain on the cutting edge of technology, and that's why the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is so important.” ImportantAmericaAbilityQualityTechnologyCuttingEconomicDependsIndustryEdgesProductivityAwardsCutting Edge Author:Ronald Reagan