Tehon
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I'm using GDP because it measures economic activity and that is what we are discussing. Yes we are richer but the added wealth is going predominantly to the wealthiest among us. The middle rungs of the economic ladder have been systematically weakened.Well I didn't mention GDP and wasn't really talking about GDP, just that Americans are generally much richer now than at any time in history.
One doesn't have to be a Socialist to want an economic system that is more inclusive. Sorry, I assumed you to be liberal in your thinking. I see now that you are neoliberal.I'm not sure what you're getting at by saying it is socially irresponsible to do nothing. I'm not a Socialist, I believe that humans can't live in a Utopia, the US being the largest economy on Earth and yet having so many problems is evidence that things don't always work as we'd like them to.