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Are Banks More Powerful Than Governments?
Are Banks More Powerful Than Governments?
Authored by Mollie Engelhart via The Epoch Times,
Government is big. Elected and unelected officials wield enormous amounts of power. But lately I have found myself wondering whether we are paying attention to the wrong institution.
What if the most powerful institutions in America are not governments at all?
What if they are banks and payment processors?
A few years ago, during COVID-19, a friend of mine owned a small shop in Northern California. It was the kind of place many young mothers loved. They sold raw milk,...
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Got Wood? These Are The World's Biggest Lumber Producers
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From home construction and renovations to furniture and shipping pallets, lumber is one of the world’s most widely used building materials.
This graphic ranks the world’s biggest lumber producers by sawnwood output in 2024, using data from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.
The World’s Top 30 Lumber Producers
The United States produced roughly 2.7 billion cubic feet of lumber in 2024, making it the world’s largest producer.
RankCountryCubic Feet (2024)Global Share
1🇺🇸 U.S.2.7B17.0%
2🇨🇳 China2.1B13.7%
3🇷🇺 Russia1.3B8.4%
4🇨🇦 Canada1.2B7.9%
5🇮🇳 India847M5.4%
6🇩🇪 Germany820M5.2%
7🇸🇪 Sweden632M4.0%
8🇫🇮 Finland388M2.5%
9🇧🇷 Brazil344M2.2%
10🇦🇹 Austria343M2.2%
11🇹🇷 Türkiye333M2.1%
12🇯🇵 Japan281M1.8%
13🇫🇷 France271M1.7%
14🇨🇱 Chile249M1.6%
15🇲🇽...
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