the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the US is now nearly 2X

Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by rafaelero on Monday July 17, 2023 @08:06PM (#36765936)

Take a look at net contribution to Danish welfare state over time. https://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/images/print-e...

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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by nonethewiser on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @12:00AM (#36767644)

Danish are the highest contributors with Western immigrants close behind. Non western immigrants contribute a lot less and MENAPT (middle east, north africa, pakistan, and turkey) are doing even worse.

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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by lukas099 on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @09:56AM (#36772302)

The immigrants will have children that will be better-acclimated and contribute more, no?

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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by rafaelero on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @11:20AM (#36773926)

The graph includes the descendents.

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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by lukas099 on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @01:56PM (#36776662)

I see, thanks.

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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by lukas099 on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @01:46PM (#36790342)

Approximately how many generations of descendants are included? Is it possible that intaking non-western immigrants is an investment that will pay off in the future, but the payoff has not materialized yet?

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