In 2018, Scotland, Iceland and New Zealand established the network of Wellbeing Economy Governments to challenge the acceptance of GDP as the ultimate measure of a country's success. In this visionary talk, First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon explains the far-reaching implications of a "well-being economy" — which places factors like equal pay, childcare, mental health and access to green space at its heart — and shows how this new focus could help build resolve to confront global challenges.
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Government coexist with programs that address the general well being of the people.
I have SEEn the sea lashed into fury and tossed into spray and its grandeur moves the soul of the dullest man
BUT
I remember that it is not the billows
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the calm level of the SEEn from which all heights and depths are measured ♒️
Kids need parks, schools and elderly need healthcare. Facts!
@Tom Sutherland You must be American. Lmfao! Koch brothers got you by the balls.
@vmwindustries All taxation is theft. FACT!
@Remy Lebeau You don’t like the military, or fire department, or cops, or schools? Lmfao! Read a book idiot.
I’ll wait for Bruce Wayne to buy mine
@vmwindustries “Herp derp, I can’t possibly figure out how to provide services that everyone wants without stealing from everyone through taxes! herp.”
That is you.
Also, learn how many people have been slaughtered by the military, learn how many people have been killed by their own gov’t, and learn why the USA school system is pathetic.
when people have clean nice looking spaces , companies that benefit the country and not billionaire greedy share holders , basic needs like water and electricity are fixed priced and owned by the country and when people can see jobs available around them where they can be useful and a feeling of advancement to the future with technologies then the aspect of mental health will basically take care of itself to the most. OH and all mid to larger towns etc should have squares where the arts can be seen and appreciated and not just straight line streets of betting shops and rubbish.
A human politician. A politician with humanity. A rare thing these days. Scotland, you are lucky people.
Unfortunately Tom she and her party is the most divisive thing ever to come into Scottish politics. You would think a “politician with humanity” would listen to the Scottish people when they say No to independence….
@me282uk She listened when the Scottish people re-elected the SNP when they had IndyRef2 in their mandate.
Tom Ryan she is fantastic.
Tom Ryan She’s a complete scumbag
@DeathovSeasons Independence supporting parties have not received a majority of votes in the Scottish Election, the General Election, the European Election, or in the independence referendum. In each case they received less than 50% of the vote, therefore there is no mandate, and having 4 different ways to try and justify a mandate is pretty generous.
it’s sad that that has to be taught to people and that they haven’t even thought of the concept that’s what it’s supposed to be since the beginning the government is all greed and games
GDP is useful to determine the overall economic well being of a country, but I agree that it shouldn’t be the single thing we look at as a whole. This talk though, it’s not offering any hard definitions of what a national view of “well being” looks like or prescriptive measures to reach them. It’s a lot of platitudes which are based in reality but not entirely useful either. You can’t just say the goal of the government is to make people happy or concentrate on their populations well being and then not have an actual measure of well being outlined. The definition is that it’s a general positive state among a group or an individual. How are we to define that or measure that. We can’t survey people and ask them because they will always measure their feelings of well being in reference to others. The issue is politics messes it all up.
So is the conversation to be had with reguards to the government, its governance, politics as it is in [insert country], the individual, or the whole of [insert group]s society? And depending on which we are talking about… what precisely is the purpose of their very being? As a person im not overly interested in the majority of those groups meddling in my personal wellbeing. Perhaps im unusual but i dont need or want someone forcing decisions upon me.
Im not even a third of the way in and already im getting the vibes of an argument built around idealism… purpose be damned, consequences be damned, foundations and lives be damned… as i continue to listen i hope i hear reason and at least some pause to consider the potential consequences of change.
seems a little too much is omitted for the convenience of the narrative..and perhaps too little of the why is considered with regards to economics, currency, human life, happiness, labor, and the Wealth of Nations. most of the issues fix themselves through the very existence of the market, the presence of laws, and the founding of democracy. if the SIN countries governing bodies are truly focused solely on gdp then im sorry to say but you’re “governmenting” wrong. it is not that the gdp is the be all and end all that must be focused on absolutely. it is that through observation the gdp is a very simple statistic that effectively(not perfectly) measures the overall quality of life for a couple hundred million people… every drastic change poses problems to the original norm. but people also change and adapt. with new changes come new advantages that some are more capable of capitalizing on.
Looks like young Angela Merkel
This lady speak the truth or at least try that. The big banks (financial criminals of the world), arm dealers, drug dealers (governments), chemical poisons companies don’t want a real good GDP.
They just want $$$ ad any cost including killing masses of people. See the masters of wars: Iraq, Syria, WWII, WWI. The big masters of $$$ won’t let go so easy.
Respect for Scotland, Iceland and New Zealand – smart nations.
Look what she’s doing for her country lol
GDP is basically the turnover of goods & services, minus input.
It’s just one indicator of wellbeing. Safety, social wellbeing and social relations tell more about the overall prosperity.
If you make more people happy and confident, you also generate more of that social capital at the core of any society – and economy.
Why ie Scotland would do fine on its own.
I’ve been saying this my entire adult life, preach it lass!
I greatly admire Nicola Sturgeon ✨
Nicola Sturgeon talks a lot of sense for a politician.
first we need basic law protecting humanity; Germany’s Basic Law (constitution) states (1) Human dignity shall be inviolable. To respect and protect it shall be the duty of all state authority. It sounds great but will other countries adopt it and will words on a page matter? Basic law should also protect our planet and all life from undo harm and especially cruelty.
I had this same realization myself some time ago. I used to argue endlessly on the basis of GDP, growth and so on, but then I realized that those things only exist as means to an end, and the end is ultimately well-being.
If Scotland’s GDP wasn’t so low would GDP seen as a good thing?
Happiness and Well-being should be Human Rights.
Yea and a million.. No, a billion dollars each!
Lincoln Rockwell No!
@Some Thing what are you some kinda fascist man theres people starving in africa who need a billion dollars or youre a bigot
Why governments should get out of the WAY for us to make our own lives — because even when they try, they waste money and screw up.