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		MuffinFlavored on Jan 12, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Low unemployment isn’t worth much if the jobs bare... What’s the metric to use instead? # of households in America + average household income?

mrfusion on Jan 12, 2020 [–]

It sounds silly but happiness should be the metric. If everyone is happy you presume employment is probably good.

wheelerwj on Jan 13, 2020 | [–]

happiness, some equivalent, or some series of metrics that equates to it, yeah.

I honestly don't know what it would be (happiness, freedom, life expectancy, etc) but that's the goal.

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