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Originally Posted by Mantus
The Chinese middle class now covers 20% of their population. While our middle class is shrinking.
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do you have a source for that? I would like to read more about that. I though China had very large poor rural population
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Originally Posted by Mantus
What happens to a country that loses its purchasing power and has trillions of dollars in debt?
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That is happening in all western nations, the gap between rich and poor becomes bigger and bigger and according to the right thats the fault of the poor.
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Last edited by Pacifier; 06-14-2005 at 09:20 AM..
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