this shift generated more work in the service sector. Yet before we could get ourselves a job in this new world of consultants, accountants, programmers, advisors, brokers, and lawyers, we first had to earn the proper credentials. This development has generated immense wealth. Ironically, however, it has also created a system in which an increasing number of people can earn money without contributing anything of tangible value to society. Call it the paradox of progress: Here in the Land of Plenty, the richer and the smarter we get, the more expendable we become.
