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1. apsec1+Oa
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2025-02-20 19:21:10
>>rntn+(OP)
San Francisco's budget is around $15 billion, which is larger than that of many states, for a population of around 800,000
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2. ceejay+Lc
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2025-02-20 19:30:21
>>apsec1+Oa
It also has 20x the GDP of Wyoming.
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3. gabruo+8h
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2025-02-20 19:54:31
>>ceejay+Lc
GDP is just more people spending more money for more expensive things. It's kind of a failed metric for economic productivity unless you think an $8 Big Mac is twice as productive to the economy than a $4 Big Mac.
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