It makes me so happy that, after 100 years, we can finally catch up with the rest of the world.
— Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY)

Retired NHS psychiatrist Theodore Dalrymple gives us a glimpse into what catching up with the rest of the world means:

Seven per cent of the staff are doctors, according to the report, while nearly 20 per cent are managers: that is to say, our trust employs 265 doctors and 756 managers.

Brings to mind a quote from Eric Hoffer:

The ratio between supervisory and producing personnel is always highest where the intellectuals are in power. In a Communist country it takes half the population to supervise the other half.
— Eric Hoffer

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