Maybe we should take Eugenics more seriously?

[sasguru]

It is the best economy in the world.

How so?

[Scoobos]

By agreeing to mutually beneficial transactions with consumers..

Dream on, this is fairytale economics.

It doesn't work like that at all, for many reasons, but here's just two.

1. Marketing
2. Corruption

[Robinho]

Dream on, this is fairytale economics.

It doesn't work like that at all, for many reasons, but here's just two.

1. Marketing
2. Corruption

1. Surely you are old and wise enough to see through marketing though?
2. Such as?

[Robinho]

How so?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._GDP_(nominal)

[Scoobos]

1. Surely you are old and wise enough to see through marketing though?
2. Such as?

we were, but our children aren't (assuming you are 40 or over)
2. you are lost already if you need an example.

[Scoobos]

List of countries by GDP (nominal) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There we go with GDP again.

It means NOTHING .. NOTHING.. It's money leaking from the economy for every shareholder of a UK based multinational, that lives outside the UK.

Concensus means nothing either, so post something a little more credible than a Wikipedia link.

[sasguru]

List of countries by GDP (nominal) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

GDP per capita is surely more indicative:

List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Scoobos]

GDP per capita is surely more indicative:

List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

and you!

Dont most of these figures come from "estimates"... it's all fake. GDP is an absolute useless figure in a globalised economy...

[Robinho]

we were, but our children aren't (assuming you are 40 or over)
2. you are lost already if you need an example.

1. Then we should educate our children better, it's not hard.
2. No i'm not. Please provide an example so i can counter it.

[Robinho]

GDP per capita is surely more indicative:

List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yes and look, apart from micro-states which sit on an ocean of oil they are top.