Innerworld@lemmy.world to Economics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWorld’s Largest Economies (2025)imagemessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10cross-posted to: dataisbeautiful@lemmy.world
arrow-up117arrow-down1imageWorld’s Largest Economies (2025)Innerworld@lemmy.world to Economics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square4linkfedilinkcross-posted to: dataisbeautiful@lemmy.world
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·2 months agoBreaking states out and pretending they are countries us fundamentally dishonest. State economies are artificially inflated vs outside countries.
minus-squareAmoxtli@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoEU countries receive transfer payments from Brussels.
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoIt’s not just payments, California is a port for most of the US, but that traffic would be less if they were their own country. There’s a dozen or so similar things similar that give states a benefit that ful countries don’t have.
Breaking states out and pretending they are countries us fundamentally dishonest. State economies are artificially inflated vs outside countries.
EU countries receive transfer payments from Brussels.
It’s not just payments, California is a port for most of the US, but that traffic would be less if they were their own country. There’s a dozen or so similar things similar that give states a benefit that ful countries don’t have.
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