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		0xDEAFBEAD 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its riva... Things are not bad in Mississippi: https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/its-great-to-live-in-t...

analog31 8 months ago [–]

Indeed, this is exactly what I'm talking about, an article cherry picking one number. I haven't been to Mississippi, but I've been to other areas of deep poverty in the US. I don't think there are regions of France with poverty like that.

Are we measuring the right thing?

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