>Definitions are boringly pedantic and beside the point. I'm saying the bigger issue is the lack of output on a national level due to undertraining, underemployment, etc.
Come on. You were wrong, the difference between production and productivity is very important. You can't just cop out and whine that 'definitions are pedantic'. No. Definitions are very important.
I'd like to point out that my assertion that has been basically ignored in favor of less interesting semantic arguments.