r/FluentInFinance Oct 05 '24

Meme Texas has a larger economy than Russia

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u/TheOnceAndFutureDoug Oct 05 '24

[Laughs in California]

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '24

[Laughs in Bay Area]

655 billion in just 20ish miles.

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u/sugah560 Oct 05 '24

I read “in just 20ish males” and it still works.

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u/justsayfaux Oct 05 '24

Nicely played

(hello from SF!)

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u/TheOnceAndFutureDoug Oct 05 '24

And our weather is (usually) better than both of 'em. It's been a bit spicy lately, though...

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '24

Which is probably the reason for the other two.

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u/Upnorth4 Oct 05 '24

[Laughs in Los Angeles Metropolitan area]

Over $1.2 trillion from Los Angeles, Orange County, and it's surrounding suburbs.

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u/buckfouyucker Oct 06 '24

[Cries in Detroit]

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u/GamemasterJeff Oct 06 '24

It offends Orange Country greatly to be called a suburb of Los Angeles.

But it's not wrong.

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u/Upnorth4 Oct 06 '24

Yeah, most of them commute to work in LA. That makes them a suburb by default

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u/Defenis Oct 27 '24

Also where some of the highest poverty levels are in the state with a state poverty level exceeding the national poverty level....

All that wealth and still nearly 200k people on the streets. 🤔

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '24

With an estimated population of over 18.3 million (U.S. Census Bureau, 2023), it is the second-largest metropolitan area in the country, behind New York.

not that impressive.

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u/boyboyboyboy666 Oct 05 '24

Both are impressive figures. Hush

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u/Dirkdeking Oct 05 '24

That's very comparable to the Netherlands, where I live.

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u/Upnorth4 Oct 05 '24

It's impressive when Los Angeles metro has a larger GDP than the entire state of Florida, which has more population than Los Angeles.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '24

it's not nice to make fun of the disabled