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I agree. GDP growth has done its thing. Canada is very wealthy. Along with 22 other countries an increase in wealth does not mean better living conditions. The US and Japan are good examples. The US, very wealthy and the poorest developed country in which to live. Japan, an economic basket case and tied for tops as a developed country in which to live (The Spirit Level).

So now it is time to move on from the economy. Income inequality (top 20% of earners divided by bottom 20%) correlates beautifully with living conditions. The lower the inequality the better the living conditions, So that is the way to go. NOTE nothing to do with male/female inequality.