[schlockandflaws]

No, the magic number is 10—per capita GDP.

Still waiting for sources, especially for this gem:
“Furthermore, there are numerous ways to cook life expectancy statistics - and the worse the country, the more likely they are to do so.”

You jumped on someone for spouting an unsubstantiated opinion, yet you continue to do the same. Odd....

[Slings and Arrows]

UN Human Development Index Favors raw GDP, skewed in favor of European countries where subsidized students can stay in college forever.

The Economist Intelligence Unit’s quality-of-life index. Key factors include trade union memberships, divorce rates, and "gender equality."

Cooking the books on infant mortality.

[endthematrix]

What does GDP have to do your argument? What does GDP mean to you?