The Decline And Fall Of The American Empire?

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Recently, we've had a discussion on the "rank" of various countries, in particular how rich they were per capita. GNP per capita, and in the most recent survey I've found it seems as if the US and Denmark has swapped place. 2003, Denmark was number eight, the US number five. Now Denmark is number eight, USA number seven. But of course, the United States is alsoy a country which follows an economic policy with enormous deficits on the budget and on the balance of payments.

Do you remember that 75 years ago, Argentine and the US competed on being the richest country of the world? To-day the Argentinians migrate {back} to the much richer Spain. When will Americans begin to migrate {back} to the much richer Britain?
But of course, the Decline and Fall of the American Empire would be a disaster to /all/ the countries of the world - it would mean an new depressen. So America: improve on your economic policy.

http://www.alsagerschool.co.uk/subjects/sub content/geography/Gpop/HTMLE NH/stats/gnp.htm
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3 Japan 39640
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5 Denmark 29890
6 Germany 27510
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Per Erik Rønne
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Recently, we've had a discussion on the "rank" of various countries, in particular how rich they were per capita. GNP per capita, and in the most recent survey I've found

I managed to reconstruct the URL you cited (I don't know if it was you or GoogleGroups that inserted the hyphens). Here is a short link to the page:
http://tinyurl.com/ddqw4
Examining the page, I see:
"The information is taken from the Population Concern 1997 World Population Data Sheet. The original estimates come form (sic) The World Bank Atlas, 1997."
You go on to compare this information to some 2003 figures (the source of which you don't cite) and to draw entirely erroneous conclusions.

Your research is as hurried as your proof reading, Per. Please try harder.

Mark Barratt
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Your research is as hurried as your proof reading, Per. Please try harder.

Well, I have to admit I just googled:
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=da-dk&q=gnp+per+capita&ie =UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
On proofreading, I'll have to admit that this article will be the 101st of the day ..
The kids have just begun their reading period ...

Per Erik Rønne
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Do you remember that 75 years ago, Argentine and the US competed on being the richest country of the world? To-day the Argentinians migrate {back} to the much richer Spain. When will Americans begin to migrate {back} to the much richer Britain?

Both Argentinians and Americans have much more diverse origins than, respectively, Spain and Britain, so "going back" could be something of a problem. Each individual might need to be dismembered and their parts dispatched to their ancestral countries.

Peter Duncanson
UK (posting from a.u.e)
Do you remember that 75 years ago, Argentine and the ... Americans begin to migrate {back} to the much richer Britain?

Both Argentinians and Americans have much more diverse origins than, respectively, Spain and Britain, so "going back" could be something of a problem. Each individual might need to be dismembered and their parts dispatched to their ancestral countries.

For Americans I wouldn't argue with that, but I'd say a large majority of Argentinians were indeed of either Spanish or Italian origin. In fact, many of the (many) recent arrivals here from Argentina actually qualify for an Italian passport rather than a Spanish one, but have opted for Spain rather than Italy simply because of the language question, and once in the EU they can choose where they go.

Ross Howard
Do you remember that 75 years ago, Argentine and the ... Americans begin to migrate {back} to the much richer Britain?

Both Argentinians and Americans have much more diverse origins than, respectively, Spain and Britain, so "going back" could be something of a problem.

I know but the Danish migrants to the two countries have had their Danish tongue replaced with Spanish and English respectively, and the Danish migrants to Argentine have become Catholics. It's simply easier for them to adopt to Spain and the UK respectively than to Denmark.

And, btw, Spain is much more modern a country than is the US. Please remember that 70% of the population supports the Cortez {Parliament} in its decision to legalize homosexual marriage and let homosexual couples adopt children. In the US the President tries to return his country back to the age of the late Queen Victoria;-(.
Each individual might need to be dismembered and their parts dispatched to their ancestral countries.

Well, but then their countries of origin would get an appropriate number of spare parts for the transplantation industry:-).
Per Erik Rønne
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Do you remember that 75 years ago, Argentine and the ... Americans begin to migrate {back} to the much richer Britain?

Both Argentinians and Americans have much more diverse origins than, respectively, Spain and Britain, so "going back" could be something of a problem.

I know, but the Danish migrants to the two countries have had their Danish tongue replaced with Spanish and English respectively, and the Danish migrants to Argentine have become Catholics. It's simply easier for them to adopt to Spain and the UK respectively than to Denmark.

And, btw, Spain is a much more modern country than is the US. Please remember that 70% of the population supports the Cortez {Parliament} in its decision to legalize homosexual marriage and to let homosexual couples adopt children. In the US the President tries to return his country back to the age of the late Queen Victoria;-(.
Each individual might need to be dismembered and their parts dispatched to their ancestral countries.

Well, but then their countries of origin would get an appropriate number of spare parts for the transplantation industry:-).
Per Erik Rønne
I know, but the Danish migrants to the two countries have had their Danish tongue replaced with Spanish and English respectively,

That seems rather cruel and unusual.
And, btw, Spain is a much more modern country than is the US. Please remember that 70% of the population ... children. In the US the President tries to return his country back to the age of the late Queen Victoria;-(.

Sure, but sometimes what's "modern" is not so clear. Is it "modern" to force men ('boys') to wear shorts, even in relatively cold weather? If it is modern, is this the sort of modern we want?
Both Argentinians and Americans have much more diverse originsthan, respectively, ... to be dismembered andtheir parts dispatched to their ancestral countries.

For Americans I wouldn't argue with that, but I'd say a largemajority of Argentinians were indeed of either Spanish or ... rather than Italy simply because of the language question, and once in the EU they can choose where they go.

As the other South Americans used to say, "An Argentine is an Italian who talks Spanish but thinks he's an Englishman."

Mike.
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