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Re:Brexit reduced UK GDP by 6-8%, investments by 12-18% [pdf] by ttoinou on Saturday November 15, 2025 @08:19AM (#45937262)
I don’t. It’s people who pretend the economy can be measured that should prove their point (they can’t)
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Re:Brexit reduced UK GDP by 6-8%, investments by 12-18% [pdf] by mmooss on Saturday November 15, 2025 @03:19PM (#45940295)
GDP has been studied and demonstrated for decades. I wonder if there are any economic metrics that are better studied.
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Re:Brexit reduced UK GDP by 6-8%, investments by 12-18% [pdf] by ttoinou on Saturday November 15, 2025 @09:49PM (#45942352)
Its an argument from authority. All those people could be wrong about what the economy is about, it does happen that 90% of people are wrong about something, collectively. And every country measures it differently.

Even if it was really meaningful, by the simple Cobra effect it would be made meaningless

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Re:Brexit reduced UK GDP by 6-8%, investments by 12-18% [pdf] by mmooss on Sunday November 16, 2025 @12:04PM (#45946562)
It's an argument based on research and expert consensus. What is your argument based on?
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