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Re:We’re Measuring the Economy All Wrong by cimmanom on Friday September 14, 2018 @03:34PM (#17990201)
It’s a cost for the individual but not a cost for the corporation whose cut corners are responsible for the illness. What’s good for profits isn’t necessarily good for health, even if in the big picture and long run what’s good for health is good for the economy as a whole.
Re:We’re Measuring the Economy All Wrong by hyperpape on Friday September 14, 2018 @04:06PM (#17990509)
Often true. But not relevant to whether it increases or decreases GDP.
Re:We’re Measuring the Economy All Wrong by cimmanom on Friday September 14, 2018 @04:51PM (#17990827)
Unless it increases GDP in the short term (higher profits) but decreases it in the long term (fewer people to consume goods and drive the economy).