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In a system of entrenched fiscal dominance, GDP can rise while living standards fail to keep pace because the unit of account used by the entire economy is constantly changing.
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Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
History has repeatedly shown that socialism doesn’t work, as ideas that seem good in theory often turn into a mess of government bureaucracy, inefficiency, and inertia, setting society and living standards back instead of moving them forward.
—Time, 26 June 2025
Germans are more pessimistic about their living standards now than at any time since the financial crisis in 2008.
—Sarah Marsh and Matthias Williams, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
Economists believe that higher productivity fuels economic growth and raises living standards over the long run.
—Andrew Fieldhouse, The Conversation, 12 June 2025
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Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
History has repeatedly shown that socialism doesn’t work, as ideas that seem good in theory often turn into a mess of government bureaucracy, inefficiency, and inertia, setting society and living standards back instead of moving them forward.
—Time, 26 June 2025
Germans are more pessimistic about their living standards now than at any time since the financial crisis in 2008.
—Sarah Marsh and Matthias Williams, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
Economists believe that higher productivity fuels economic growth and raises living standards over the long run.
—Andrew Fieldhouse, The Conversation, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for living standard
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“Living standard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/living%20standard. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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