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I used to demonstrate that to my Econ classes. I also showed that if you took out CA, TX, NY, and FL and others from the US GDP, we were still the largest economy in the world.
The other thing that shocked my classes (85%+ of whom were of Americans of Mexican ethnicity) was the size of Mexico's economy and it's position in the world. They all thought it was waaaaay down the list, instead of in the top 15.
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