Thread: % of GDP misleading on government spending
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Old 26th November 2008
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Originally Posted by Big Bobo View Post
It's standard to measure such things as a % of GDP. The fact that Ireland's GNP is significantly higher than GDP is a sign of the power of imperialism in Ireland.


Lesson in rhetoric no. 45:

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