Someone argued that it's wrong for GDP to include government spending …
The argument that including government spending in GDP is flawed because it can "artificially scale GDP high" by funding things that don’t improve people’s lives has some intuitive appeal but misunderstands how GDP is defined and what it measures. GDP, or Gross Domestic Product, is a measure of the total monetary value of all final goods and services produced within a country over a specific period. It’s not a direct gauge of well-being or quality of life—it’s an economic activity metr…
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