Re: > >"It is questionable if all the mechanical inventions yet made have lightened >the day's toil of any human being." (John Stuart Mill, as quoted by the big >fella at the head of chapter 15 of *Capital*) > >Thanks, Tom! >Rob. Since John Stuart Mill wrote this, the average urban workyear in the industrial core appears to have fallen from around 3000 hours to somewhat less than 2000. Less heavy lifting too... Brad DeLong
