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Economists look to expand GDP to include the quality of life Robert​ Kennedy, when seeking the...

Economists look to expand GDP to include the quality of life


Robert​ Kennedy, when seeking the Democratic presidential nomination in​ 1968, remarked that GDP measures everything except that which makes life worthwhile.

​Source:

The

New York

Times​,

September​ 1, 2008

Which items did Robert Kennedy probably think were​ missing?

Robert Kennedy probably thought that​ _______ were missing from the measure of GDP.


A.

the production of Americans who were discriminated against

B.

policing and Secret Service protection

C.

political freedom and social justice

D.

the labor and capital required to campaign for President

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Answer C . political freedom and social justice

"Yet the gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of their play. It does not include the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages, the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public officials. It measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country...

It measures everything in short, except that which makes life worthwhile. And it can tell us everything about America except why we are proud that we are Americans."

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