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UK GDP on the rise...and getting higher!

Posted by Ken Waldron <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=Ken+Waldron' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 19, 2024, 12:08 pm

Re: UK GDP on the rise...and getting higher!

Posted by Keith-264 <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=Keith-264' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 19, 2024, 12:33 pm, in reply to "UK GDP on the rise...and getting higher!"

https://theconversation.com/now-gdp-data-reflects-the-truth-drugs-and-sex-work-boost-the-economy-27407

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The last working-class hero in England.

Clio the cat, ? July 1997 - 1 May 2016
Kira the cat, ? ? 2010 - 3 August 2018
Jasper the Ruffian cat ? ? ? - 4 November 2021

Re: UK GDP on the rise...and getting higher!

Posted by Ken Waldron <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=Ken+Waldron' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 19, 2024, 1:12 pm, in reply to "Re: UK GDP on the rise...and getting higher!"

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-Ah but it's a growth market...

My favourite part of GDP though is "Imputed Rent":

if you haven't heard of it that's unsurprising because it's an entirely fictional amount you are calculated to pay yourself to rent the home you own: 12% of GDP in 2020.

Re: UK GDP on the rise...and getting higher!

Posted by Keith-264 <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=Keith-264' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 19, 2024, 1:54 pm, in reply to "Re: UK GDP on the rise...and getting higher!"

Modern economics doesn't need a computer but a rubber.

The last working-class hero in England.

Clio the cat, ? July 1997 - 1 May 2016
Kira the cat, ? ? 2010 - 3 August 2018
Jasper the Ruffian cat ? ? ? - 4 November 2021

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