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In 2007 it was decent. I feel like we got hit hard by the 2008 crisis and never really recovered. Not just the UK either but most of Europe too. Back then the
by schnitzelstoat 3y ago
In 2007 it was decent.
I feel like we got hit hard by the 2008 crisis and never really recovered. Not just the UK either but most of Europe too.
Back then the USA felt a little bit wealthier, now it feels light-years ahead.
- dukeyukey 3y agoWorth remembering it's quite natural for the US to be wealthier. It has the resources of a continent, functionally infinite land, massive energy resources, the thousands of miles and an ocean away from any threats. Like, of course a country like that is gonna be rich.
- ben_w 3y agoIf it's natural for those specific reasons… Why didn't Russia get rich after the fall of the USSR made them no longer (at the time) the natural enemies of everyone around them? And why is the EU (a union if not a nation) still chasing the US on GDP/capita?