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So sick of hearing "hurr durr CaNaDa is WoRSe OfF thAn MiSsIssIppI!!"
Have you guys been paying attention to our dollar lately? Yes it's fucking 40% less of course we would look shitty under a GDP measured in USD. They say the same thing about the UK, Europe now, but no one is saying life in Birmingham, MS is way better than life in Birmingham,UK (Maybe it is I dunno)
Individual States don't exist as independent economies. It's often stated the economy of California is the 5th or 6th largest depending on who you ask but if it were to suddenly separate and build a wall around the rest of the US it would fall precipitously because demand would drop off a cliff, defense industry would exit, etc. It's not an Apples to Apples comparison.
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