I read it more like that people should start tracking success of country not based on how much health it produces and start caring about the actual quality of live of its people. People can't eat GDP or sleep under it
Personally, I see the central governance responsibility as ensuring a peopsperous society.
This must necessarily include a high level of equality.
Equality can be achieved using capital systems and market economies.
The US is failing hard at being a good country these years.
Sure, it is just going to be a eternal battle between the need of capital for infinity growth and the need of working class for better wealth distribution.