Observations

[erudito]

I wonder how many officials are employed to replicate what could be done much more efficiently (including more cheaply) and effectively by price mechanisms. I wonder how many are employed as a result of the employment of other officials to suppress price mechanisms.

There is something to class analysis, if only because folk in similar situations

Comments

[blairette]

You're making me feel dirty...

btw, congratulations, Your Excellency.

Que? and ta!

[erudito]

Thank you. It has been suggested I might now be Don Lorenzo :)

You will have to explain the first statement ...

[tcpip]

Hell, I use neoliberal as a perspective in terms of closeness not distance.

Anecdotal evidence

[erudito]

I am confident you are not typical :)