Economic/GDP growth is converting work that is usually done for free and making it paid. Then Govt can extract taxes, super rich can have monopolies (and subsid

Economic/GDP growth is converting work that is usually done for free and making it paid. Then Govt can extract taxes, super rich can have monopolies (and subsidies!) and the grunts can have highly-replaceable low paying jobs to pay taxes and rich people richer. Keep people happy by showing bullshit statistics about how their life is getting better! TVs are cheaper every year --> your life is so much better. But healthcare, food, energy going up -- sorry they are not part of the metric. Childcare is consolidating, which means higher costs and lower pay. Lots of childcare chains in the US: https://winnie.com/resources/the-biggest-childcare-brands-in-the-united-states https://winnie.com/resources/the-biggest-childcare-brands-in...