So, if the distortion effect does not show up in higher prices of goods and services, where does it show up?

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The geodetic effect is caused by a distortion that the Earth's mass makes in the fabric of space.

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While the economic and political distortions are deplorable, is pales in importance to another distortion that has a long-term corrosive effect on the very fiber of our economic system.

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This was because she experienced a known side-effect called 'capsular contraction', when the tissue around the implant hardens causing discomfort and distortion.

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