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Sat Dec-22-07 03:35 AM
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| 26. GDP includes illness too |
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The increase of goods and services when one becomes ill boosts the GDP.
How sick is that?
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| -The US GDP is based upon "consumption". It is time, well past time for |
Diamond Dave |
Dec-22-07 12:34 AM |
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Consumption once was a word for a wasting disease |
undergroundpanther |
Dec-22-07 12:52 AM |
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A few score years ago "consumption" was the word for a deadly disease |
ConsAreLiars |
Dec-22-07 12:54 AM |
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Thank you both. Consumption is a "deadly" disease. n/t |
Diamond Dave |
Dec-22-07 01:00 AM |
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So How???? |
rwenos |
Dec-22-07 01:02 AM |
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Too funny but I think you misunderstood.... |
lisainmilo |
Dec-22-07 01:18 AM |
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I reckon |
rwenos |
Dec-22-07 01:30 AM |
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In one post you defend mass consumerism as way of "life" |
ConsAreLiars |
Dec-22-07 01:41 AM |
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No Defense of Consumerism |
rwenos |
Dec-22-07 02:44 AM |
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It has an addictive quality |
undergroundpanther |
Dec-22-07 02:49 AM |
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It wasen't meant to be funny |
undergroundpanther |
Dec-22-07 01:54 AM |
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Just wait till your dollars are not worth much and then you figure out |
Diamond Dave |
Dec-22-07 01:40 AM |
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Still Unrealistic |
rwenos |
Dec-22-07 02:49 AM |
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You can't stop consuming |
undergroundpanther |
Dec-22-07 01:47 AM |
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Here is how, dear one. |
Diamond Dave |
Dec-22-07 02:35 AM |
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You are correct |
undergroundpanther |
Dec-22-07 02:38 AM |
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No argument there. We have devolved, we are desocialized, we are |
Diamond Dave |
Dec-22-07 02:54 AM |
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I hope you get "it" soon, if not, well then so be it. Have fun. |
Diamond Dave |
Dec-22-07 02:47 AM |
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What I Look For and Live For |
rwenos |
Dec-22-07 02:55 AM |
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What "creature comforts" are you counting on your kids or grandkids to have? |
Diamond Dave |
Dec-22-07 03:02 AM |
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Here you go............... |
Diamond Dave |
Dec-25-07 01:13 AM |
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to simplify, i'd use the word "Gluttony" and "Greed" |
NuttyFluffers |
Dec-22-07 02:41 AM |
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Free stores, We need more of them |
undergroundpanther |
Dec-22-07 02:44 AM |
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craigslist and freecycle also help in this regard |
NuttyFluffers |
Dec-22-07 03:19 AM |
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I'll get right on that. |
Occam Bandage |
Dec-22-07 02:44 AM |
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Best way to deter a behaviour is to tax it |
SweetThingy |
Dec-22-07 02:57 AM |
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Are you not sweet, SweetThingy? No, I don't support a consumption Tax. |
Diamond Dave |
Dec-22-07 03:30 AM |
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Good, you sounded like a repuke for a second there |
SweetThingy |
Dec-22-07 06:37 AM |
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GDP includes illness too |
KT2000 |
Dec-22-07 03:35 AM |
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