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To: TimF who wrote (357755)	11/10/2007 2:54:29 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575036

Furthermore, all of this adjusted underperformance can be explained by Germany. Stripping Germany from the numbers yields an average annual per capita GDP growth for the other two-thirds of the euro zone of 2.1% –exactly in line with the US–. Stripping out Germany huh? Well than can you strip out the worst performing large section of the US and do the comparison again? LOL. First of all, we are not talking about apples to apples. That article compares many countries to one.....unfair from the outset. Taking out Germany at a difficult time in its economic history levels the playing field.....that's all. And its not just GDP growth, or GDP growth per capita. Look at GDP per capita, average or median compensation per employee, average personal income per person, unemployment rates, or percentage of the total workforce in private sector employment. What does it matter......the average person in Germany or France or Italy is better off as determined by the most important statistic there is.....longevity. With it, you can accomplish anything. Without it, you're dead. Dem are the facts!