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Re:New Mexico is first state in US to offer universal child ... by motorest on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @12:05PM (#45184001)
> There are many things that may be better overall, but because they're not financialized, they don't show up on GDP and so are deemed "worthless."

I think you're confusing GDP with a measure of worth or quality. It is not. Just because you can earn money doing double-shifts in a coal mine that doesn't make it better than spending the same time at a beach doing nothing.

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Re:New Mexico is first state in US to offer universal child ... by bombcar on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @01:37PM (#45185469)
It's a confusion the whole world seems to have, even if you ask everyone and they'd deny it.

GDP of a country is flat for 10 years, but everyone is happier and healthier and feels better? Bad country!

GDP is soaring for ten years, but everyone is depressed, suicidal, deep in debt, overweight, and dying early? Good country!

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