GDP is unscientific and unfair for poorpeople.

[chang]

Date: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 6:16 AM Doug Henwood wrote:
>chang wrote:
>
>>Why economists measure only the production of goods for market and their sale?
>>Why they don't say anything about the distribution of income or the level of
>>human happiness? Should they say anything about the living standards of poor
>>people?
>
>Of course they should, but they rarely do, because most people who
>are "trained" economists are mouthpieces of the bourgeoisie.

No, they are not mouthpieces of the bourgeoisie. But they are mouthpieces of the
rich. The economic theories which they established are for only the rich to
hoodwink poor people's eyes. Therefore they are cheats. And they should no longer
call themselves economists!


>They
>believe that competitive markets lead to the efficient allocation of
>resources, that money is the measure of all things, and people are
>paid in proportion to their contribution to society.

But in the world poor people's living standards haven't been raised. There are
still a lot of people suffering from cold and hunger. They can't afford to send
their children to school, and, as a result, too many children are deprived of
education. Why?


>But surely you
>know this. Why do you keep asking?
>
>Doug
>

Sincerely,
Ju-chang He

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