No Poirot, that's lefty/green economics. They want every one in service industries. Can't stand the idea that someone might dig a hole, plow a field or, god forbid, build a car.

Capitalism digs holes, [& pulls out iron ore or coal], plows fields, & [harvests lots of food], & builds lots of cars. Capitalism is where you produce lots of stuff, & sell it for a huge profit, because you are better at doing it.

I'd like to see how capitalism could do without so-called service industries, Hasbeen.

We all know that if Mrs A pays Mrs B to look after her kids, that GDP goes up. If Mrs A looks after her own kids, GDP is unaffected.

That's reality.

Yes, you're right Belly, I must confess I didn't properly read the opening post.

My bad!

mhaze, you have rounded it up perfectly.

Don't be so silly Poirot, Mrs B is on the dole, so doesn't report the income, as she would loose some bludge money, & have to pay tax.

So the transaction doesn't make the GDP figures.

Hopefully Mrs A is doing something productive, & paying tax, to help fund Mrs Bs bludge money.

The worst aspect is that after this transaction, Mrs B probably has a greater net disposable income than Mrs A. A typical result in a bloated welfare system.

Any one remember what the thread is about?
And have we noticed how conveniently we turned it away from its path.
To denigrate women.
I must have got it wrong.
Seems those mums who had the kids stolen are dole bludgers who rip us all off.