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Re:Bezos should put his billions in public libraries by goialoq on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @01:48PM (#15020535)
not paying for a $5 coffee hurts the official GDP metrics. Reading a book in a library contributes $0 to official GDP.
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Re:Bezos should put his billions in public libraries by peatmoss on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @10:05PM (#15024425)
Directly speaking, that's right. Indirectly, the latter statement is, of course, false in that libraries provide the means for anyone in society to raise their station and thus contribute more to GDP.

But I think you're making a good point that others are missing: The most valuable things in society are often things that aren't easily measured by straightforward means.

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