million dollar question

“…drawing down more federal matching money for health care creates a self-perpetuating loop of increasing costs in pursuit of increased federal funding.”

When a private individual purchases goods or services, he does it with money he earned by producing goods or services himself. When a gov't purchases goods or services, it does so with either loaned credit or currency taxed from its citizens. In other words, gov't purchasing goods or services is entirely a consumption event. It represents no wealth created. In fact, it represents wealth destroyed. Why then is it so important for conventional economists to defend GDP as an objective measure of growth? Do they not recognize that consumption is the antithesis of growth? (This is a rhetorical question.)

More than half of Americans can’t afford food or gas. Meanwhile, the top .1% increased their wealth by $2.59T during Trump’s second term. Republicans ran on affordability, and then immediately passed more giant tax breaks for billionaires. Our struggles are a policy choice.