The economy, in total and per capita, has been growing exponentially throughout the twentieth century.
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Ray Kurzweil, “The economy, in total and per capita, has been growing exponentially throughout the twentieth century.” (said 2001). Verdict: not researched. Reliability API, claim c_c87e183bf2df, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_c87e183bf2df
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