stackyFACTSIf you want to boost your nation's economic metrics, just start counting the black market.
If you want to boost your nation's economic metrics, just start counting the black market. Countries like Italy, Spain, and the UK successfully bumped up their official Gross Domestic Product by actively estimating the revenue generated from illicit sex work, smuggled contraband, and unregulated narcotics. It turns out that underground crime syndicates are extremely productive economic engines, and federal statisticians are more than happy to claim their profit margins on paper.
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