Posted on 09/25/2014 8:53:33 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Spain’s National Statistics Institute says money generated by drug trafficking, prostitution, smuggling and illegal gambling contributed some €9 billion ($11.4 billion) to the national economy last year. […]
The figures are being included in GDP calculations on the recommendation of the European Union, which is trying to harmonize estimates across member states and get a full picture of economic activity, whether legal or not. …
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The economy is really booming — just take a gander at all of this criminal activity!!!
Imagine how “rich” we would be if the federal government did the same thing.
You know i have to wonder if this is a prelude to legalizing everything so they can tax the activities?
I thought they already did. Sorry that only applies to them and their cronies.
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