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Re:The Decline of the U.S. Machine-Tool Industry and Prospec... by ta20240528 on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @01:00PM (#43634463)
GDP per capita is also a lot larger because the USA has convinced the rest of us into thinking hedonic and imputed GDP is real.
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Re:The Decline of the U.S. Machine-Tool Industry and Prospec... by cmrdporcupine on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @01:21PM (#43634719)
The GDP per capita comparison talking point keeps getting brought up as "why Canada is an economic failure" -- frustrating because it really isn't a good analysis.
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