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by autoexec 20 days ago
> The goal is economic growth, which matters more than anything else.

That sounds like an argument for human slavery

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Economists have known slavery is inefficient since Adam Smith. Non-free labor creates a deadweight loss and inefficient allocation of capital.
False. The consensus is that slavery hurts economic growth.
And is not sustainable with finite and contested resources.