@seasharp
Exported goods are more closely measured by the #CurrentAccount.

GDP is just the value of all monetary transactions in a time period. Its no a measure worth our time. Social Progress Indicators are better.

@clacke
Fertility can go down with ethical access to family planning.

Instead many govt actively pursued #populationGrowth. In #Australia the conservative right party brought in a #BabyBonus *in this century* as well as increased immigration by insane levels, extra hundreds of thousands a year, simply to satisfy #contructionCartels, retailers like #GerryHarvey (very short term strategy given the effect on #CurrentAccount), suppress wages, and boost housePrices.

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@fitheach