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Robert F. Kennedy challenges Gross Domestic Product

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Robert F. Kennedy challenges Gross Domestic Product

A short video of Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 speech criticizing Gross Domestic Product as a measure of progress, saying it counts everything except what makes life worthwhile.

Quoted in economics threads about growth, work and basic income as a classic critique of GDP.

4 Hacker News mentions · 2014–2020

Topics

  • Macroeconomics & financial crises
  • US politics & elections

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