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How is this "misleading"? We want the poorer countries to get richer faster in order to close the gap. Accomplishing precisely this is a large part of EU poli
by mpweiher 5y ago
How is this "misleading"?
We want the poorer countries to get richer faster in order to close the gap. Accomplishing precisely this is a large part of EU policy. And it is working.
- aapl88888 5y agoIf the US had its eastern part communist, it too would have a higher average GDP from decades ago. It is basic economics.
- mpweiher 5y agoGDP per capita in the US ranges from $200k (DC) to $38K (MI). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States_by_GDP https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories... Lots of ways to catch up there as well. And that doesn't change the fact that that is the actual data, nothing "misleading" about it.