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standevenyesterday at 6:25 PM2 repliesview on HN

Isn’t GDP pretty easy to boost with deregulation and government overspending, at least in the short term? Neither of which benefits the people.


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bobthepandayesterday at 11:55 PM

You can’t really keep that up over 35 years though, which is what Poland has achieved.

philwelchtoday at 4:46 AM

Deregulation does benefit the people, at least if it's done in ways that lead to sustained economic growth.