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Time to Retire the GDP

Time to Retire the GDP
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Jeffrey A. Tucker
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The second quarter 2025 gross domestic product (GDP) report arrived in a blaze of glory. The economy grew at an annualized 3 percent, which is pretty fantastic, especially considering all the gloom and doom over tariffs. The number was widely interpreted as a bounce and a bullish sign for the future.

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]
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