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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: g0177325 ⎊✺  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Democrats sabotaging El-Sayed
Date: 08/27/26 7:17 PM
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They [Israel] don't have a thriving industrial base. Not much agriculture. What could they sell to raise money for the weapons they need? (serious question...I'm unaware of anything)

They're not slackers (ECI = Economic Complexity Index (I think)):

ECI (Trade): 15th Out of 130 (ECI: 1.39, 2024)
ECI (Technology): 28th Out of 97 (ECI: 0.82, 2021)
ECI (Research): 9th Out of 138 (ECI: 1.96, 2024)
ECI (Software): 24th Out of 172 (ECI: 1.56, 2025)

Product Exports: $64B Ranking 52 / 226 (2024)
Product Imports: $85.3B Ranking 45 / 226 (2024)
Exports Per Capita: $6.42k Ranking 51 / 209 (2024)

oec.world: Everything by, Isr
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