I look forward to a day when we are shown meaningful data without the politics. For example--GDP is an often-touted figure. Disasters like storms and wildfires would seem like financial setbacks, but in govt-world they are economic windfalls because a billion dollars destroyed means a billion dollars in economic activity to rebuild. How can this kind of accounting expect to be taken seriously?
I look forward to a day when we are shown meaningful data without the politics. For example--GDP is an often-touted figure. Disasters like storms and wildfires would seem like financial setbacks, but in govt-world they are economic windfalls because a billion dollars destroyed means a billion dollars in economic activity to rebuild. How can this kind of accounting expect to be taken seriously?