The labor- and money-saving efficiency of a private jet makes the decision to own and operate one similar to deciding to buy a new CNC machine or an integrated computer system.

FORBES: Private Jets: Efficiency Tools, Not Posh Luxuries

According to data release today from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), productivity (i.e. worker efficiency) rose 6.1% from the first quarter of 2009 to the first quarter of 2010.

FORBES: What H-P's Layoff Announcement Says About Future Job Growth

Labor has been displaced by technology in many other fields in the name of efficiency, why should sports be different?

FORBES: Downsize the Umps