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"Rural Right Wing Nuts Challenging Voter Credentials" , "Urban Left Wing Maniacs Handing out Booze for Votes" and "Voting Machines Problems" are staple news stories on Election Day in America.

Certain statistics are usually inflation adjusted, like GDP. Real Gross Domestic Product measures economic output adjusted for inflation or deflation. If inflation is 20%, and you're earning 3% interest, your losing purchasing power. If inflation is 1% and you're earning 3%, you're gaining.

Real, not nominal, returns are what people care about.

The American/Allied victory in World War II is the responsible for most of the relatively peaceful world situation. A cooperating West Europe resulted from this.

What does "negative footprint" mean?

Exterminating all mosquitoes could doom the animals that eat them.

Birds, insects, spiders, salamanders, lizards and frogs could lose their primary food source.

Wiping out a large part of the ecology could be a disaster.

Prices for goods and services are determined by supply and demand, not by what, "in your opinion", is "fair".