>>>Yes, of course, we need bureaucrats and lawyers. (Unions, at one time, but that day has passed.)
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>>>Putting them in charge was a mistake.
>>>They cannot by definition, be efficient: They don't produce anything.
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>>What exactly do realtors, retailers, headhunters, advertisers, ad space sellers, insurers, bankers, various analysts, think tankers, secretaries, tellers, lottery, casino, televangelists... what do they produce?
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>Services that people pay for with their own money.

So are the administrators and lawyers - we are paying for their services.

Now whether we really want those services, or whether we are satisfied customers, is an entirely different matter. Most of the time, I feel those as disservices, and would rather have them pay me for letting them play at what they do.