Ben D. Kritz
I have gotten accustomed to hearing some fairly outlandish assertions from apologists for the Aquino Administration, but this one really took the cake. In response to one of the cottage industry of critics pointing out that rosy economic indicators were a contradiction to rising unemployment and poverty rates and that without addressing those issues, consumption-based gross domestic product (GDP) growth is unsustainable, this particular Aquino supporter had this to say: “I suggest you take a look at specific accounts in the GDP numbers, where you will see impressive growth in non-consumption factors.”