I wonder how much we'd save if we just (say, "economically", for the sake of "civil" speech) whacked all the middlemen. It's like going to the grocery store an

I wonder how much we'd save if we just (say, "economically", for the sake of "civil" speech) whacked all the middlemen. It's like going to the grocery store and wondering how much this "Monopoly" game (just came up in conversation with the clerk at the checkout lane, this evening) is really costing you. Bunch of "marketing" gurus in suits. On top of the "prizes", I'm paying for them and their suit. Bah