We're talking about the economy so the GDP matters, not the social aspects so it does matter. Culture isn't government either. I don't think the US citizens tod

We're talking about the economy so the GDP matters, not the social aspects so it does matter. Culture isn't government either. I don't think the US citizens today agree with the us government. But I don't talk about them interchangeably as you do, perhaps you could somewhat make a case for china but most cultures don't associate the citizens as one with government. >If you banned the burning of oil in the US, that would be awful for GDP, but many americans would like that. If I banned it, nobody would listen to me because people need to heat their homes, and get food to live. You don't get to pretend to turn off the power, lower the GPD a little and say "many Americans happy". That is fantasy.