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    Nov 4, 2008, 09:16 PM
    Gross Domestic Product
    What are the advantages and disadvantages of using the Gross Domestic Product as a measure of productivity and economic health
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    Nov 22, 2008, 05:01 PM

    I think one of the biggest downfalls is that every dolar is weighted the same, so money that's wasted is counted just as heavily as money spent to improve "productivity and economic health". $1MM worth of missles that are buried in the dessert effect GDP equally as $1MM worth of food or vaccinations. Also, (although this wasn't specifically addressed in your questions) GDP doesn't speak to the distribution of wealth or economic stability, so coutries like Saudi Arabia can have a really high GDP, but not a really great standard of living.

    GDP: A Meaningless Statistic « Irish Liberty Forum
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