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Re:Why Inequality Matters by cbovis on Friday October 17, 2014 @03:53AM (#8469871)
"If more money is made, then we made the right decision"

Unfortunately this is so often true in a purely financially oriented point of view however it completely neglects moral obligations which SHOULD supersede financial incentives if need be.

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Re:Why Inequality Matters by waldir on Friday October 17, 2014 @12:07PM (#8471628)
Definitely. That's precisely the argument against relying on GDP or similar measures as indicators of "progress": https://www.youtube.com/v/cpkRvc-sOKk?start=54&end=141
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Re:Why Inequality Matters by eru on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @07:24PM (#8490752)
Oh, GDP is useful, because it correlates well with most other indicators of progress that people have come up with.
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