@paulg @BrettArends the UK didn't stagnate. It just had fewer people
The US overtook the UK as GDP leader in 1880. We better hope the US doesn't stagnate the way the UK did. http://goo.gl/ybWiwo
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@BenedictEvans@paulg@BrettArends that's a crazy stat. Comparing apples and oranges ....
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@paulg Not a coincidence that this is the same time that the US population overtook the UK population.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Ha. But China may have same adv v US as US did re UK, no legacy infrastructure from earlier wave of industrialisation. -
@maxrothbarth I'd say the new ruling class defending status quo is the bigger stop to further growth, not legacy infrastructure@paulg
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@utekkare@paulg@BrettArends that's not included.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg@anishmohammed I would be surprised if 80%+ of the US declared independence from the remainder! -
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@rob_knight:@paulg@anishmohammed I would be surprised if 80%+ of the US declared independence from the remainder!” <don't know to comment
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@paulg that is a meaningless statistic, it only ends up talking about the size of the country, not the productivity of its people.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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