I liked this piece from a recent newspaper:
Jim Spigelman, the New South Wales Chief Justice, knows that a lampoon
can often be the best way to make a serious point. At the weekend,
he ridiculed the market ideologists who would subject courts to time
and motion studies. "I am reminded of the micro-economic reformer
who noted that a Mozart string quartet takes as long to perform in
1999 as it did in 1799. In short, in 200 years there has been no
productivity improvement whatsoever. Plainly, this could only be
the result of a collusive arrangement among professional musicians."
Richard Pennycuick
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