{"id":"29439647-00ce-4932-9d57-91ff973ebc30","url":"https://time.com/article/2026/09/05/economics-capitalism-growth-inequality-gdp/","domain":"time.com","outlet":{"name":"TIME","country":"US","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Everyman Economics: Why Growth Requires Measuring More than GDP","plainHeadline":"GDP alone cannot capture progress or inequality in the U.S.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["The piece marks America's 250th year and questions what counts as progress.","GDP stands at $32.3 trillion, yet growth coexists with rising inequality.","Occupy Wall Street's 15-year anniversary highlights ongoing concerns about inequality.","The World Inequality Report 2026 says the top 0.001% hold three times more wealth than the bottom half.","GDP excludes unpaid caregiving, externalities like climate costs, and welfare metrics."],"topics":["Economy","Climate","Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T10:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-05T13:08:34.975Z","story":null}