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[–] [email protected] 50 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Given GDP is a fake number that increases every time money is moved eg if you and a friend hand a $1 bill back and forwards a billion times you technically just increased the GDP by $1 billion dollars. I would say he definitely increases the GDP, but the accuracy of pricing is, well relative to say the least, if we didn't have high speed traders we couldn't be that "accurate" so if this is true it's still unnecessary since the average man can't spend money at the speed of light through a distance optimized path. As far as reducing the price of anything, uh no, no that would be a stretch of even the most generous of readings.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

since the average man can't spend money at the speed of light through a distance optimized path

Sir, this is a Wendy's.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Yes, Wendy's have always prided themselves on their optimized spending paths.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Why arent there people trading 1$ bills to increase GDP by billions of dolars as a full-time job

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think if you do this legally, you'll have to pay taxes every time because you're earning a dollar

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Why doesnt the gouvernment let you not pay taxes so they can brag about being the richest country

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

It's more nuanced! See page 52, section C-5.