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Originally Posted by LtBk
I wouldn't consider countries like Poland, Slovenia, and Czech Republic to be poor and developing
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Then why the exodus of their workforce and per capita GDPs fractions of other European nations?
I don't think we should kid usself here - the EU is like NAFTA not a magic wand - heck quite the opposit really and the list of counties I mentioned have per capita GDP's in the ballpark of Mexico, Kazarkstan and Russis and os very much developing and poor..
That's not to say that they aren't nice nations or have improved, but we can sat that about just about all nations on this planet..
The European subcontinent is home to 50 nations of whom so far little over half are in the EU - most in a desperate attempt to break away from Russia and forget their Soviet past..
What goes for all is that just like on other continents that all nations are unique and differs quite more that what initially meets the eye..
One can not seriously compare nations with trade unions, subcontinents or any other group of nations and get a useful result..
I do get that it's one of the last ways for some people in the US to thumb their chest and hang on to the "we're #1" mentality they grew up with, but I would expect more from journalists and SSP members whom should all be well aware that just like they don't live the NAFTA average or NA average, neither do European nations people live any other way than their national standard..
And if we do need to compare we have only 3 ways to get a real result..
Per capita to per capita or nation to nation or continent to continent... ( apples to apples )
Of all ways only per capita makes and real sence as no two nations have similar economies or population..