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Since we are almost in a recession | by imrambi | 2008-03-20 11:48:51 |
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It's not a recession, it's just prices going up | by murphoid | 2008-03-20 12:05:36 |
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Keep telling yourself that. (n/t) | by Didactylos | 2008-03-20 12:08:29 |
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Where's the contraction of the US economy? | by CynicalRyan | 2008-03-20 12:20:36 |
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What areas is it expanding in though? | by subbywan | 2008-03-20 12:44:52 |
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Expansion is irrelevant for a discussion | by CynicalRyan | 2008-03-20 12:48:10 |
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It may be relevant. | by subbywan | 2008-03-20 12:51:45 |
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In that case, yes. | by CynicalRyan | 2008-03-20 13:07:49 |
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Therein lies the trouble. | by subbywan | 2008-03-20 13:16:43 |
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Of course. | by CynicalRyan | 2008-03-20 13:20:08 |
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It all depends on where they get their source data | by subbywan | 2008-03-20 13:22:46 |
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Could just mean, that everybody uses the same | by CynicalRyan | 2008-03-20 13:40:58 |
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Yeah, but they're also French :P | by subbywan | 2008-03-20 13:46:00 |
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As if the French loved the States. :P | by CynicalRyan | 2008-03-20 14:06:28 |
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by subbywan |
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on the same level as the EU.
As such, the OECD would treat the EU and the US as the same, but not the US and say, Germany, or France. It would treat China or Russia the same as the US or the EU though.
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Elaborate, please, with short words, if you can. | by CynicalRyan | 2008-03-20 14:12:42 |
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Economically, the EU operates as a whole | by subbywan | 2008-03-20 14:23:41 |
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This is not quite true, I think. | by CynicalRyan | 2008-03-20 14:35:56 |
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The member states can be very diverse, but | by subbywan | 2008-03-20 14:46:08 |
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Of course the US can do so. | by CynicalRyan | 2008-03-20 14:49:14 |
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Even national security is tempered | by subbywan | 2008-03-20 15:03:04 |
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Not all EU members are Schengen members. | by CynicalRyan | 2008-03-20 15:07:42 |
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Yes, but the analogy holds. | by subbywan | 2008-03-20 15:09:31 |
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My point: | by CynicalRyan | 2008-03-20 15:21:46 |
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yes, you're talking past me :P | by subbywan | 2008-03-20 15:32:36 |
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Well, I said that my perspective can be skewed. | by CynicalRyan | 2008-03-20 15:36:15 |
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Actually, there are some aspects the US would do | by subbywan | 2008-03-20 15:38:49 |
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Works both ways. (n/t) | by CynicalRyan | 2008-03-20 15:52:04 |