It's easier to work with what you've got. Reporting on these measures already exists - which is the point. Equality is important as it tells us the extent to which the benefits of wealth/income are shared. When Harold Wilson saw Bobby Charlton substituted in the 1970 World Cup quarter-final, the Prime Minister began to suspect the game was up both for England and for the Labour party’s hopes. Governments should choose one measure and try to improve on it the way they do GDP. Measures like this tell us about how we treat the most vulnerable.Įquality - there are many measures of equality, the Gini coefficient, the % of people earning 80% of income, or the % of people with 80% of the wealth. % of people who have all the necessities of life - the % of people with enough food, shelter, clothing, etc. Life expectancy - longer life is a crucial measure of societal success as it tells us a lot (but not everything) about people's health status. Reducing work hours is generally a good thing as it gives people more time for family and hobbies. Combined, the economic categories are 57 of peoples top issue, up from 49 a year ago, and 43 the year before that. Jobs is the largest: 1 in 5 consider it the most important issue. In 1992, Bill Clinton eked out a presidential victoryhe won with just 43 percent of the popular votebecause of his mantra, ' It's the economy, stupid ,' a phrase attributed to his campaign. The phrase, It’s the economy, stupid was pasted by James Carville, Mr Clinton’s 1992 election guru, on the campaign’s office walls. Given all the ills currently plaguing our country, ranging from crippling inflation and gas.
Amount of free time - the more free time the better. The latest Roy Morgan also includes a poll of what people think is the single most important issue facing New Zealand.It makes informative reading. Former President Bill Clinton’s mantra for his presidential campaign was, It’s the economy, stupid.