# For those who care: Why USA overall competitiveness is decreasing

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**Created:** [December 11, 2011, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-care-why-usa-overall-competitiveness-is-decreasing/261715 "2011-12-11T10:18:04Z")
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#### Post date: [December 11, 2011, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-care-why-usa-overall-competitiveness-is-decreasing/261715/5 "2011-12-11T12:58:20Z")

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> [@4/22/08 - Evening Cruise?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4-22-08-evening-cruise/47212/2):
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> No argument in the conclusion at all (fan of F.K.), but one quick note. If the World Bank report is the new one that I read a few days ago, the comparison was only with growth _rates_, not actual GDP growth. Smaller, newer, “more developing” nations will often have higher growth _rates_ than a mature economy. I didn’t see actual GDP growth in $$$ in the same report which I would expect would be a different can of worms. Found that part of the article misleading. Carry on.

Easy to fool the common reader. Make the data appear as they want.

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