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Such a backward headline. The whole point of the economy is to enable human health and happiness; not the other way around!
by ssivark 5y ago
Such a backward headline. The whole point of the economy is to enable human health and happiness; not the other way around!
- pmiller2 5y agoCould it be “the economy” is broken? Maybe it has been for a long time.
- heavyset_go 5y ago> The whole point of the economy is to enable human health and happiness; not the other way around! Agreed, however our economy serves to enrich asset owners, and the health and happiness of everyone else are afterthoughts.
- cmwelsh 5y agoUnfortunately, the capitalist system often ends up in rent-seeking. Property rights gives folks the rights to hoard resources and rent them out. This is a complicated topic with no clear yanswer. Obviously, owning, leveraging, and renting assets is a motivator and reward to those who are winning in the game.