Re:US takes 'richest nation on earth' crown from Switzerland
by titanomachy on Thursday September 19, 2019 @10:41PM
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If I have a billion dollars, and start a country that consists of me in my palace and 2000 other people living in abject poverty, we are now the "richest nation on earth" by this definition. Big whoop.
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Re:US takes 'richest nation on earth' crown from Switzerland
by racino84 on Thursday September 19, 2019 @11:06PM
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Except your country would be very poor, because you'd have either another country's currency, or you would have a $1bn trade deficit and little actual wealth - thats after you somehow get yourself some UN recognized sovereign territory