Wow. Africa is poor? How about that!

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Wow. Africa is poor? How about that!

I confess, I’m surprised that the United States has such a good price-to-cost ratio for homes compared to the rest of the world (of course, Palo Alto isn’t quite like that).

Unemployment rates from around the world, with super-highly-taxed Finland showing up as the worst.

As we prepare for global economic collapse, here’s the playbook:
