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thethirdone on July 24, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Is Productivity Growth Becoming Irrelevant?

How is South Korea a good example? They have a sizeable military (huge for their population), and have a high gdp.

MagnumOpus on July 24, 2017 [–]

Yes, exactly. And if the did away with that military, the whole country would become a giant gulag within a few years.

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