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Matthew Yglesias critiques the stance of postliberals who downplay the importance of GDP growth in favor of focusing on building robust communities and promoting human flourishing.
He argues that despite these ideals, such approaches often do not deliver tangible improvements in community strength, and instead result in broader economic decline due to ineffective policies.
Yglesias has previously examined the budgetary impact of government policies, citing CBO analysis that shows veterans benefits appear much more expensive under accrual accounting. In an earlier piece, he argued that broad consumption taxes are more distortionary per dollar raised and could harm exporters by taxing intermediate goods. These writings reflect his focus on the economic consequences of policy choices.