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Robert Kennedy on GDP

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Robert Kennedy on GDP

A two-minute excerpt of Robert Kennedy's 1968 University of Kansas speech criticizing GDP as a measure of national worth. He notes it counts harmful spending while ignoring what makes life worthwhile.

HN quotes it whenever debating GDP and metrics of success beyond money.

3 Hacker News mentions · 2021–2024

Topics

  • Macroeconomics & financial crises
  • US politics & elections

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