I mean if everyday things like food and rent are still too expensive then it's not really recovering. I don't really see how the pursuit of endless growth can possibly be good for regular people.
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Exactly this, wake me up when the cost of living increases stop greatly outpacing wages.
I suppose the bosses and managers can breathe a sigh of relief for the moment, but I highly doubt this will translate into an increase in living standard for those actually struggling with the "cost of living" (what a cynical phrase)
Out of interest, what GDP increase figures would lead to an increase in living standards?🤔
None (unless we're talking about billionaires). GDP is a dogshit predictor of living standards, but gets presented as such by media pundits, who try to make the everyday person empathise with the ultra-rich
What is a good indicator if not GDP?
I suppose you could create one based on the average wage and the average cost of living. I'm sure something like that does exist. Buying power or disposable income or whatever.
GDP is useless because it counts things like all the money proles are forced to pay to their landlords. And the amount they fork over to energy and utility companies. It counts the hugely inflated value of property markets. It's not very indicative of how us small folk actually live.
Wage rises in excess of cpi, generally. Gdp increases can be meaningless on an individual basis. For instance, Australia has had years of gdp rises, which are just due to increased population size. The average person has less money as population rising faster than gdp. It’s a per capita recession, but not a technical recession.
I imagine it would only be relevant if the average person owned index stocks
I want to know why the government still isn’t bringing out the big guns like Mr Blobby to inspire the nation back into prosperity.
You may have missed it. But Bojo is no longer an MP. So no one to wear the suit.
Wow, with this impressive growth we will be recovered by only 2300!