Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to politics@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agoPutler will soon learn why America doesn't have healthcare.hexbear.netimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down15
arrow-up1133arrow-down1imagePutler will soon learn why America doesn't have healthcare.hexbear.netYuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to politics@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squaresharedburdens [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up58·3 months agoBut I was assured they had a GDP smaller than Italy how could this happen
minus-squareSoyViking [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·3 months agoThe only explanation is that the Italians must be hiding their money somewhere
minus-squareSaeculum [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoThey still have a GDP smaller than Italy, it’s just that nominal GDP is based on dollar exchange rates and is completely useless at describing economies that aren’t completely reliant on the US.
minus-squaresharedburdens [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months ago(that’s the joke, GDP is primarily a human suffering metric)
minus-squareinfuziSporg [e/em/eir]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months ago Dirty secrets of economy
But I was assured they had a GDP smaller than Italy how could this happen
The only explanation is that the Italians must be hiding their money somewhere
They still have a GDP smaller than Italy, it’s just that nominal GDP is based on dollar exchange rates and is completely useless at describing economies that aren’t completely reliant on the US.
(that’s the joke, GDP is primarily a human suffering metric)