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 landemva on Monday July 17, 2023 @08:13PM (#36766000)

> 50% of people who are contributing less than they take

Do you have a citation for that broad brush number for what they take?

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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by rafaelero on Monday July 17, 2023 @08:33PM (#36766185)

I was modeling a ficticious society with a normally distributed income, flax taxation and equally distributed social benefits. In reality it's more skewed and fewer than 50% are net positive.

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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 @12:03AM (#36767658)

I’m curious - what would a citation give you? An authority you may trust or distrust? Do you not understand the dynamic he outlined?

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