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I think the GDP should be designed to show which investments are adding to the quality of life and which expenses are taking away from the quality of life. I'm sure this is oversimplified, but an equation of beneficial investments into the welfare of the country minus the detrimental expenses to the country would equal our GDP. Some beneficial investments would include education, infrastructure, preventive healthcare & insurance, food, manufactured products, etc. Some costs to our country would include prisons, pollution, war, etc. great topic.

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