GDP is unscientific and unfair for poorpeople.

Joseph S. Barrera III joe at barrera.org
Tue Aug 31 08:49:35 PDT 1999



> Charles: When Clinton said "It's the economy stupid" and then
> when he claims now, as does the whole bourgeois media that
> the economy is great, there may not be specific reference to
> "GDP", but its growth is what is behind the claim that the
> economy is great. So, in that sense , "growth of GDP" is used

Actually, I think the average person on the street probably thinks low unemployment/low inflation, a la the "misery index".

- Joe



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