So what Kennedy was referring to was that while GDP has been the most common method for measuring the economic activity of nations, as a measure, it is no longer enough.

因此，肯尼迪所指的是，虽然 GDP 是衡量国家经济活动最常用的方法，但作为一种衡量标准，它已经不够合理了。

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In truth, there is no necessary common measure between these two judgments.

事实上，这两种判断之间不一定存在共通的标准。

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But the House GOP vote to at least extend the debt-ceiling deadline and impose a common sense measure like "No Budget, No Pay" is sign of sanity at the start of the second Obama term.

CNN: 'No Budget, No Pay' is no-brainer