Why preventing long-term sickness in the UK is an economic necessity
Why preventing long-term sickness in the UK is an economic necessity
www.theguardian.com Why preventing long-term sickness in the UK is an economic necessity
With extended life expectancy Britain has wound up an increasingly sick nation – and experts say that this is as bad for GDP as it is for our health
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Does nobody else find the framing of this article a little weird? I thought the argument for boosting the economy, was because it correlated well with people's well being. (Not that I personally but that, but I understand the line of thought). Now instead we're suggesting that human outcomes are important because it boosts an arbitrary measure? I feel like the cart is now dragging the horse along the ground.
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