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Old 11-24-2021, 11:19 PM   #29 (permalink)
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The global warming economic impact of Lake Mead / Hoover Dam, affects 40-million Americans, an $ 1.4-trillion / yr alone.
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Google says the GDP of Vegas is $128B so I guess you are right.
Partially true: That is only a first-order effect. Second and third order effect might include gaming money diverted into macrame and home canning. Lounge lizard acts might reform and spread out and revive stand-up comedy clubs across the country.
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You don't just 'believe'.
You don't just 'think.'
No, you miraculously 'know' about things you've self-admittedly, never spent a second researching!
If you lack the ability to generalise from a synthesis of all your experience, you are one brick shot of a six-pack.
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