https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30124389/why-does-the-performance-of-the-us-economy-have-such-an-effect-on-the-worldEU is much bigger. Chuck in China and Japan, not to mention India, Russia, south america etc, it is surely a fraction of the world GDP and perhaps 1/20th of the world population.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30124389/why-does-the-performance-of-the-us-economy-have-such-an-effect-on-the-world?post_id=536244799#536244799By the end of WW2 two out of every three vehicles in the Russian armed forces had been built in the West, mostly in Detroit. America also sent 2,000 locomotives, 540,000 tons of rails and 13 million pairs of boots.The US won WW2. Without them we mighFri, 01 Nov 2013 04:04:58 -0500https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30124389/why-does-the-performance-of-the-us-economy-have-such-an-effect-on-the-world?post_id=536244549#536244549lfc1971 31 Oct 13 21:22 Joined: 06 Nov 11 | Topic/replies: 2,740 | Blogger: lfc1971's blogThe reason the US economy has been so important is because the US for the last 200years,and certainly in the 20chas been the smartest, most inventive, powerfulFri, 01 Nov 2013 02:05:22 -0500https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30124389/why-does-the-performance-of-the-us-economy-have-such-an-effect-on-the-world?post_id=536244329#536244329Ozy...This link has EU on tophttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)Though I am surprised it is so close. Guess it would be a bigger win if you took europe and not EUFri, 01 Nov 2013 00:40:21 -0500https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30124389/why-does-the-performance-of-the-us-economy-have-such-an-effect-on-the-world?post_id=536240993#536240993because as single political entities go, it's still way the biggest economy in the world. GDP is twice the size of china's, and in terms of consumption the discrepancy's far far greater:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_consumer_marketsit'Thu, 31 Oct 2013 19:15:02 -0500https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30124389/why-does-the-performance-of-the-us-economy-have-such-an-effect-on-the-world?post_id=536240729#536240729There was an interview where Warren Buffett was saying he'd always invest in USA and they should always have an AAA+ rating because all their debt is in $'s"I can go out drinking all night, but if I've got a printing press, my debt is good," says BufThu, 31 Oct 2013 18:59:46 -0500https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30124389/why-does-the-performance-of-the-us-economy-have-such-an-effect-on-the-world?post_id=536239307#536239307the yanks didn't invent computers nor are they solely responsible for their development, albeit they've played a huge part in their development.The 'internet' and the microprocessor were definitely their two biggest contributions. But the Brits invenThu, 31 Oct 2013 17:30:13 -0500https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30124389/why-does-the-performance-of-the-us-economy-have-such-an-effect-on-the-world?post_id=536239191#536239191And you don´t think there is any reason for the anti-Americanism? America might be responsible for much of our culture today but that is not what spawns anti American feelings. Do you have any knowledge at all about US foreign policy since WWII?AndThu, 31 Oct 2013 17:22:53 -0500https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30124389/why-does-the-performance-of-the-us-economy-have-such-an-effect-on-the-world?post_id=536238531#536238531I could put my invention on the market.Thu, 31 Oct 2013 16:43:05 -0500https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30124389/why-does-the-performance-of-the-us-economy-have-such-an-effect-on-the-world?post_id=536238425#536238425The only thing that stopped the present worldwide economic problems from happening30 years earlier was the genius of a few young men in california.The arrival of the computer industry stalled the inevitable, but only until now.It will need somethingThu, 31 Oct 2013 16:38:12 -0500https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30124389/why-does-the-performance-of-the-us-economy-have-such-an-effect-on-the-world?post_id=536238179#536238179sorry its just i don`t like the constant anti americanism,its everywhere and i like Bruce Springsteen and Louis Armstrong.Thu, 31 Oct 2013 16:23:25 -0500