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    What is the social well-being of a country in economics?

    Be very careful with recent GDP numbers: 1. GDP is measured in FIAT currencies, and since we have been increasing the amount of paper in circulation, this number fluctuates in function of the amount of the amount of paper in circulation (and no, the CPI does NOT compute inflation, it is a price...
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    is it safe to pre order the 3ds?

    i really want the 3ds but im worried that there might be defects and complaints. should i pre order or be wary and wait awhile
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    What is the effect of the crisis on pension plans, especially 401(k)s?

    I saw Jon Stewart attacking Jim Cramer saying his (Stewart's) 75 year old mother had seen her savings stolen by Wall Street. How true (and widespread) is this? What is the mechanism? (Sorry if this sounds stupid, but I'm not American and am trying to gauge the real impact of the crisis over there.)
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