Measuring Wellbeing With The GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

The Harper government used but a single measure of how well Canada is doing — GDP. Thinking only about economic growth makes no sense.

• Divorce increases the GDP.
• Serious illness increases the GDP.
• Funerals increase the GDP.
• Destroying the environment balloons the GDP.
• Resource extraction in a non-renewable way increases the GDP.
• Releasing greenhouse gases increases the GDP.
• Theft increases the GDP.

Other countries use indexes that include human happiness and sustainability.

~ Roedy (1948-02-04 age:70)