[thesis]

So you’re advocating that negative gdp growth is the same as positive gdp growth?

It’s seems quite advantageous to suddenly change the definition when it slaps you in the face.

[bandyaboot]

> So you’re advocating that negative gdp growth is the same as positive gdp growth?

I can only assume you must have responded to the wrong comment.

[orwin]

One interesting fact is that while GDP/Capita decline, median GDP/Capita doesn't.

Maybe our indicator should be median rather than average, if we are really worried about the middle class.