[MarkWar]

>(Isn't the Russian GNP something lower than Norway's?!)

I don't know about Norway, but if anyone wants to see how pathetic Russia is doing, check out the numbers from the WorldBank (Pacific Basin Economic Council). Russia's GDP and GNP are only about 50% of what Canada (!) is doing. Russia is doing worse than Australia!

This is NOT an economy the US wants to pant after and emulate!

Mark W.

[MarkWar]

>(Isn't the Russian GNP something lower than Norway's?!)

Hey, and while you're looking at the GDP numbers for Russia, check out these GNP PER CAPITA numbers (second column) World Bank PACIFIC BASIN ECONOMIC COUNCIL

The Russian people are generating less money per person than the people in PERU for God's sake!

The only reason the Establishment doesn't want to tax those poor suckers is because those poor suckers have no money left to tax. (Don't worry -- soon enough the same dynamic will be at work in the Western World...)

Mark W.

[Stavka2]

Now add to that an average growth rate of 6% GDP + and even higher in specific markets like agriculture and oil and ask youself, just how long it will take before it surpresses all of them. But you are a famous Russian hater so all you see is the down side. With people like you in charge, Japan, Germany, S. Korea would still be post war pissholes.