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Re:Poland is now among the 20 largest economies. How it happ... by standeven on Friday May 08, 2026 @02:25PM (#48066907)
Isn’t GDP pretty easy to boost with deregulation and government overspending, at least in the short term? Neither of which benefits the people.
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Re:Poland is now among the 20 largest economies. How it happ... by bobthepanda on Friday May 08, 2026 @07:55PM (#48070226)
You can’t really keep that up over 35 years though, which is what Poland has achieved.
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Re:Poland is now among the 20 largest economies. How it happ... by philwelch on Saturday May 09, 2026 @12:46AM (#48071903)
Deregulation does benefit the people, at least if it's done in ways that lead to sustained economic growth.
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