In society today, you seldom hear anyone speak of the progress of their country or society in terms of their physical well-being, state of happiness, trust or social stability. Rather, the measures are presented to us through economic abstractions. We have the gross domestic product (GDP), the consumer price index (CPI), the value of the stock market, rates of inflation, and so on. But does this tell us anything of real value as to the quality of peoples lives? No. All of these measures have to do with the money sequence itself and nothing more. For example, the Gross Domestic Product of a country is a measure of the value of goods and services sold. This measure is claimed to correlate to the “standard of living” of a countrys people. In the United States health care accounted for over 17% of GDP in 2009 amounting to over $2.5 trillion spent, hence creating a positive effect on this economic measure. And, based on this logic it would be even better for the US economy. If health care services increased more so perhaps to $3 trillion or 5 trillion, since that would create more growth, more jobs and hence boasted by economists as a rise in their countrys standard of living. But, wait a minute. What do health care services actually represent? Well, SICK AND DYING PEOPLE. Thats right. The more unhealthy people there are in America the better the economy. Now, that is not an exaggeration or a cynical perspective. In fact, if we step back far enough you will realize that the GDP not only doesnt reflect real public or social health on any tangible level, it is, in fact, mostly a measure of industrial inefficiency and social degradation. And the more you see it rise, the worse things are becoming with respect to personal, social and environmental integrity. - Peter Joseph Zeitgeist: Moving Forward over 22 million views
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 19:14:06 +0000
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