France's social market vs. the U.S.'s libertarian/less social market

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Is it catching up in % or by actual $? If i make 25,000 to your 50,000 one year, and 51,000 to your 100,000 the next, have i really "caught up"?

[/ QUOTE ] You haven't caught up, but my claim was:

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I know...but since France started its social democracy it Has been gaining ground on the U.S.

[/ QUOTE ] And you have gained a tiny bit of ground in the example.