> If companies can eliminate those costs, they will if there's a way to do so. That is the unfortunate reality. I have a hard time accepting the reduction in

> If companies can eliminate those costs, they will if there's a way to do so. That is the unfortunate reality. I have a hard time accepting the reduction in the cost of production as "unfortunate reality". This process is a key element of economic development. Why, at this point in history, is it now 'unfortunate'? I think there are some very difficult challenges associated with the macro-trends in our global economic system but I'm pretty sure that viewing productivity increases as "unfortunate" isn't very helpful towards dealing with these challenges.