

Yeah exactly. There’s a bunch of stuff that counts towards the GDP that is actively sucking resources out of the economy. Health care is a good example of that: the most expensive system in the world, with outcomes that are near the bottom of the developed countries. But it’s making a few people very rich, so you’re not allowed to fix it.
Being the VP isn’t really a job. The only thing they’re really only supposed to do is break ties in the senate. There’s no other official duties associated with it, and that’s why he’s already taken 7 holidays since taking office.