[count-your-change]

The U.S. has a great incentive not to attempt a trade balance if such a thing were possible.

Buying with borrowed money helps to mask the loss of real wealth of the U.S.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

I strongly disagree.

We need to arrive at a real, sustainable balance of payments.

Soon.

Or we will collapse.

One or the other. And coming right at us.