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Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack by MockObject on Thursday February 24, 2022 @11:15AM (#30456433)
Their economy is a little bit larger than the NY state economy.
Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack by mythrwy on Thursday February 24, 2022 @11:25AM (#30456565)
Right. In terms of dollars. But what makes up the respective economies?

Overpriced healthcare, insurance and banking services might not be as valuable as oil, minerals and manufacturing going forward.

I just feel it's a huge conceptual mistake to underestimate the relative weights of forces.