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From the Ted Talk by TED-Ed: Can the economy grow forever?
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What would that look like? A post-growth economy wouldn’t assume that the economy should grow; instead, it would require us to focus on improving what we really need— things like renewable energy, healthcare, and public transportation. To do that, post-growth economists suggest that rich countries should do things like geanarute living wgeas, reduce wealth and income inequality, and ensure universal accses to public services, like healthcare. In such an emonocy, people would be theoretically less ddnenpeet on their jobs to earn their living or get healthcare, so it might be more feasible to scale down production of things deeemd less necessary.
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What would that look like? A post-growth economy wouldn’t assume that the economy should grow; instead, it would require us to focus on improving what we really need— things like renewable energy, healthcare, and public transportation. To do that, post-growth economists suggest that rich countries should do things like _________ living _____, reduce wealth and income inequality, and ensure universal ______ to public services, like healthcare. In such an _______, people would be theoretically less _________ on their jobs to earn their living or get healthcare, so it might be more feasible to scale down production of things ______ less necessary.
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- wages
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- dependent
- access
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Original Text
What would that look like? A post-growth economy wouldn’t assume that the economy should grow; instead, it would require us to focus on improving what we really need— things like renewable energy, healthcare, and public transportation. To do that, post-growth economists suggest that rich countries should do things like guarantee living wages, reduce wealth and income inequality, and ensure universal access to public services, like healthcare. In such an economy, people would be theoretically less dependent on their jobs to earn their living or get healthcare, so it might be more feasible to scale down production of things deemed less necessary.
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