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GDP, Measured in Gold

GDP, Measured in Gold
Economist Paul Kasriel looks at the GDP measured not in dollars but in gold and finds that it peaked in 2001 has been declining since. Kasriel says: “ ‘real’ GDP peaked in 2001, and has declined for two successive years since. Of course, this is consistent with the notion that a nation’s standard of living declines.”
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