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Figure 2

Americans Enjoy More Output

$50,000

Nordic Average

$45,000

United States

$40,000

$35,000

$30,000

$25,000

$20,000

World Bank 2006

OECD 2005

IMF 2006

CIA 2006

Source: World Bank, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, International Monetary Fund, Central

Intelligence Agency.

Figure 3

Higher Levels of Disposable Income in the United States

30,000

2003 Data, Alternative Measures of Well-Being

2003 Data, Basic Structural Indicators

25,000

20,000

15,000

10,000

5,000

0

Iceland

Norway

Denmark

Sweden

Finland

United States

Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

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