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many a good man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-09-05 11:13 AM
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149. The real threat is to income inequality
Comparing numbers is frequently bogus. Last March I saw a paper that said US unemployment if counted the European way would be 9.6%. Even GDP figures can be misleading. A lot of our economic growth is based on dealing with the problems of our dysfunctional system instead of investing in the future.

How much do we spend on prisons, emergency room care for the uninsured, crime, terrorism, war...
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