• imapuppetlookaway@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    I’m no expert, but i suppose because it reduces the flow of money - fewer transactions (people not getting healthcare, not billing insurance, insurance not paying for healthcare given to people because they’re not getting any healthcare) = reduced total domestic product. Whether it’s reduced by a measurable amount is another question.

    • KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      11 hours ago

      I think also the fact that sick people usually don’t work, and in the US they don’t get paid when sick, so less money available to be spent.