> > >BTW, one figure I do find intriguing is the "Paul and Percival
>> >Goodman ... [estimate] that just five percent of the work ... being
>> >done ... would satisfy our minimal needs for food, clothing, and
>> >shelter." By my reckoning that estimate is now 35 years old. Are
>> >there any more recent estimates along these lines?
>>
>> To figure that out, you'd have to "fart around with economic statistics."
>>
>> Doug
>
>And the answer is?
Look over <ftp://146.142.4.23/pub/news.release/ocwage.txt> and tell me what you think.
Doug