David Graeber Institute on Nostr: We need to stop measuring the economy by how wealthy the top 1% are doing or by how ...
We need to stop measuring the economy by how wealthy the top 1% are doing or by how much the stock market has increased.
Instead we need to start measuring a country’s success by its standard of living, its access to healthcare/education and its the levels of homelessness/poverty.
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