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“Greeks in your Pockets” |
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| Greek economy (GDP) as a % of EU economy (where we do not live) | 2.02% | |
| Greek economy (GDP) as a % of OECD economy (which we share with them) | 0.77% | |
| Greek economy (GDP) as a % of world economy (which we also share with them) | 0.51% | |
| Greek impact (i.e. net reduction) on a typical retirement savings portfolio (mine – which according to banker logic we also share a lot more with them) | 7.72% | |
Source: An ordinary Google on the World Bank and Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) databases as they relate to the Gross Domestic Product (Purchase Power Parity) of Greece …and my Registered Retirement Portfolio statement from last year.
Runners up:
“There are more $80,000 Porsche Cayenne SUVs registered in Greece than there are people declaring income of $70,000 or more.”
— Maclean’s magazine
Google’s data centers continuously draw 260 million watts- roughly a quarter the output of a nuclear power plant – to keep services like Gmail, search, Google Ads, and YouTube up and running around the clock and around the globe.
— Popular Science magazine