| ▲ | mk89 an hour ago | |
Which is why is not a good indicator... Government overspending, for example, increases the GDP. | ||
| ▲ | gruez 7 minutes ago | parent [-] | |
No, GDP is a necessary but not sufficient condition for lavish government services. Yes, there are ways to juice GDP figures without actually having a functioning economy that can support lavish government services, but if your GDP is flat or declining, there's no way you'll be able to continue affording lavish government services. | ||