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Eh, don’t think this is the strongest argument. If you plot housing, healthcare, and cars on a chart in real term dollars since, say 1980, cars are going show way way less real growth.



Arnold Kling:

The New Commanding Heights are education and health care, which are rapidly expanding sectors where credentials and regulation are important sources of rents.

http://www.arnoldkling.com/blog/klassic-klingisms/

In Marxian economics, the "commanding heights of the economy" are certain strategically important economic sectors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commanding_heights_of_the_econ...




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