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To: MarMema
Also pensions have risen, housing has improved, and there are no licenses required to work on your own home or apt. No fees paid to the local govt.

Also, don't forget that Russia is one of the poorest countries in the world. It actually has a lower GDP than Canada and Italy, and for it's size, that's deplorable. Russia is a basket-case. Putin stopped Yeltsin because, Russia was trending towards more freedoms and was acting more like a western country in the economic marketplace.

Russia is a 3rd world country, economically, and though it's got a large military and a large stockpile of nuclear weapons, the people can't eat nuclear weapons.

Putin may have done good things, as far as YOU are concerned, but the people don[t see it as you do. So, why don't you go live in Russia for 5 years and then get back to use about how beautiful life is there.
120 posted on 10/06/2023 8:34:56 AM PDT by adorno
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To: adorno; JonPreston; MeganC; BobL; wildcard_redneck; dforest; Extremely Extreme Extremist; ...

Who told you Russia is a poor country?
The same people who told you Trump is a racist?

Russia is the 5th largest economy in the world.
1.China ($31.559 billion)
2.US ($23.149 billion)
3.India ($15.875billion)
4.Japan ($5.675 billion)
5. Russia ($5.510 billion)
6. Germany ($5.011 billion)
7. Indonesia ($4.811 billion)
8. Brazil ($4.288 billion)
9. Turkey ($3.696 billion)
10. France ($3.533 billion)

Where is the UK? 😂😂😂

Russia is building Lada plants in Africa and
other countries. I had to mention because I truly
love Ladas. So far, Ethiopia, UAE, and Oman.

Russia has a GDP higher than France and Germany.

On Russian and Asian forums, they post videos of blocks and blocks of homeless in tents, the black water coming from faucets in Jackson, Mi and more.

They are completely amazed that we care so little for our own people.

Russia is not a poor country.
We are a poor country.
Germany and France are becoming poor countries.

If we avoid WW3, Russia will be among the very top wealthiest countries in the world.
By then, we will be a third world country.
We are heading that direction now....drop in lifespan, infant mortality, etc.

https://theconversation.com/us-is-becoming-a-developing-country-on-global-rankings-that-measure-democracy-inequality-190486

“The United States may regard itself as a “leader of the free world,” but an index of development released in July 2022 places the country much farther down the list.

In its global rankings, the United Nations Office of Sustainable Development dropped the U.S. to 41st worldwide, down from its previous ranking of 32nd. Under this methodology – an expansive model of 17 categories, or “goals,” many of them focused on the environment and equity – the U.S. ranks between Cuba and Bulgaria. Both are widely regarded as developing countries.

The U.S. is also now considered a “flawed democracy,” according to The Economist’s democracy index.”

Ha ha. Enjoy. We are making plans to expat.

I will try to remember to keep in touch with you.


136 posted on 10/06/2023 9:24:31 AM PDT by MarMema (Eat your bananas, enjoy the decline)
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