[Avshalom]

The fundamental driver of the economy is people eating and clothing themselves, not writing memos that are never read.

[tlb]

Food is 13% of US consumer spending, and clothing is 2.7%. Both have declined steadily since the industrial revolution.

[Avshalom]

I assure that people being alive is going to be the fundamental driver of the economy no matter what percent of consumer spending it is.

[red_rech]

Now cut off people’s access to those and let’s see how the economy does