this post was submitted on 02 Jun 2024
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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] hark 11 points 5 months ago

One issue is that credit card spending is tracked as consumer debt, but these schemes largely aren't, so the rosy economic picture that has been painted by official numbers could be undermined by these hidden numbers.