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A comment on the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the US is now nearly 2X. Parent comment

Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by seydor on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @01:10AM (#36768056)
So they live less and STILL make twice the income?
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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by failuser on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @01:38AM (#36768258)
Those are different people. The ones who die early don’t have disposable incomes that are high. At least on average.
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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by thatguy0900 on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @01:24AM (#36768151)
People retire and not only don't have an income, they can take money back from the government. Especially if you live in a place where the government actually has some safety nets set in place for you. If your goal is maximum money earned per person per year you probably want them to die at like 65 or something.
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