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"The last few moments have disproven this idea that ships need to stop hitting icebergs. Now, dear guests on this great ship Titanic, let us go back to enjoying our dinners!"

Timeframe matters a lot when you run an experiment.

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Your comment doesn't make any sense. If you want an analogy similar to the USA versus the EU, but involving boats, then you should say: "We just ran a beautiful experiment using the Titanic and the Californian: one sunk and one didn't. And what was the difference in their policy? One ran into an iceberg and one did not. Therefore, we can conclude that ships should not run into icebergs."

We could also include that the Californian was wise to stop moving at night when it knew that icebergs were near.

Maybe give it 5 more years and the US will be hitting that ice berg.

I think that is what the commenter is referring to.

The experiment is not over - yet.

The USA economy is unstoppable. The entire world agrees on this issue, that’s why investors from all over the world are pouring money into American investments and American financial instruments. The USA has the most dynamic and innovative economy in the world, and it has the strongest economic growth of any large economy.

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