Growth is a funny sort of concept. For example, our GNP increases ever…

Noam Chomsky
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Growth is a funny sort of concept. For example, our GNP increases every time we build a prison. Well, okay, it's growth in a sense. ✨ Interview with Jerry Brown, www.wtp.org. August 5, 1993.
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Growth is a funny sort of concept. For example, our GNP increases every time we build a prison. Well, okay, it's growth in a sense. ✨ Interview with Jerry Brown, www.wtp.org. August 5, 1993.

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