[Toddsterpatriot]

I didn’t know we still had exporting industries except for those that are the lowest on the economic ladder of value - raw materials.

You're right!

U.S. Exports to World Total by 5-digit End-Use Code
2002 - 2011

(In thousands of dollars)

End-Use Code	Value 2002	Value 2003	Value 2004	Value 2005	Value 2006	Value 2007	Value 2008	Value 2009	Value 2010	Value 2011
(00000) Wheat	3,771,920	4,002,455	5,191,779	4,416,027	4,256,669	8,450,461	11,445,584	5,515,311	6,912,943	11,294,505
(00010) Rice	832,936	1,077,760	1,223,738	1,337,714	1,337,293	1,471,002	2,311,533	2,274,187	2,446,435	2,208,698
(00100) Soybeans	5,806,179	8,047,048	6,894,715	6,626,555	7,288,375	10,443,447	16,031,502	16,905,202	18,973,308	18,041,649
(00110) Oilseeds, food oils	1,317,380	1,419,363	1,273,706	1,190,935	1,329,691	2,034,425	3,190,447	2,525,373	3,209,409	3,291,452
(00200) Corn	5,784,028	5,750,589	6,926,461	5,824,420	8,226,378	11,209,235	14,611,992	9,680,733	10,948,612	14,847,594
(00210) Sorghum, barley, oats	674,758	677,489	611,091	628,355	707,276	1,226,515	1,487,777	728,478	810,879	1,044,072
(00220) Animal feeds, n.e.c.	3,298,763	3,297,751	3,115,922	3,387,722	3,813,842	4,567,605	5,931,953	6,350,471	6,705,310	6,792,540
(00300) Meat, poultry, etc.	7,002,732	7,873,236	5,671,895	7,206,280	7,830,539	9,803,526	13,473,914	12,056,081	13,644,564	17,134,178
(00310) Dairy products and eggs	714,816	744,458	1,167,111	1,299,418	1,491,901	2,452,990	3,245,250	1,880,555	3,165,992	4,040,769
(00320) Fruits, frozen juices	4,038,150	4,295,114	4,533,462	4,996,914	5,565,404	6,204,632	7,147,122	6,888,310	7,771,906	8,827,028
(00330) Vegetables	2,900,539	2,965,801	3,189,490	3,509,842	3,852,542	4,320,698	5,091,865	4,942,980	5,430,963	5,874,258
(00340) Nuts	1,657,332	1,891,211	2,365,554	3,043,642	3,226,764	3,449,396	3,898,846	4,183,367	4,903,934	5,808,174
(00350) Bakery products	2,020,889	2,255,755	2,467,241	2,696,155	2,997,266	3,458,496	3,972,302	4,057,777	4,787,052	5,578,047
(00360) Other foods	4,482,548	4,906,768	5,340,365	5,872,533	6,585,524	7,282,239	8,312,435	8,116,537	9,131,887	10,744,645
(00370) Wine and related products	726,766	817,565	984,623	912,592	1,098,847	1,217,621	1,299,056	1,273,536	1,528,482	1,765,243
(01000) Fish and shellfish	3,197,235	3,363,283	3,823,237	4,207,720	4,350,747	4,374,738	4,373,778	4,088,512	4,574,771	5,687,972
(01010) Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine	627,135	681,029	777,286	821,174	958,548	1,176,751	1,280,937	1,169,517	1,398,656	1,725,548
(01020) Nonagricultural foods, etc.	761,472	959,336	1,011,988	977,358	1,044,775	1,120,494	1,242,933	1,270,889	1,359,452	1,441,035
(10000) Cotton, raw	2,066,878	3,388,982	4,279,556	3,933,122	4,516,513	4,590,808	4,814,406	3,368,670	5,897,847	8,505,730
(10100) Tobacco, unmanufactured	1,058,963	1,025,809	1,041,246	983,722	1,134,076	1,201,464	1,231,004	1,133,193	1,132,707	1,121,966
(10120) Hides and skins	1,751,470	1,793,603	1,757,782	1,787,883	2,055,688	2,182,541	2,066,608	1,465,990	2,286,211	2,661,571
(10130) Agric. industry-unmanufactured	1,173,376	1,255,510	1,468,907	1,401,808	1,578,557	2,126,111	3,270,157	2,781,143	3,967,590	4,459,060
(10140) Agric. farming-unmanufactured	1,544,415	1,731,381	1,610,260	1,833,043	1,848,596	2,082,180	2,470,796	2,358,184	2,517,884	2,919,771
(10150) Agriculture-manufactured, other	1,617,726	1,377,403	1,510,523	1,651,371	1,733,912	1,917,364	2,219,799	2,087,976	2,378,113	2,602,452
(11010) Metallurgical grade coal	1,024,080	1,014,289	1,760,238	2,385,524	2,563,510	2,937,949	5,810,995	4,455,228	8,265,205	13,007,298
(11020) Coal and fuels, other	898,318	788,371	1,206,042	1,329,221	1,337,047	1,676,376	2,793,453	2,066,459	2,200,646	3,841,994
(11100) Crude oil	87,556	128,282	308,194	551,652	567,086	751,092	1,031,499	972,228	1,239,789	1,674,315
(11110) Fuel oil	2,583,998	3,117,433	4,353,770	6,932,607	12,060,896	15,573,765	34,894,056	23,670,220	32,662,606	52,800,539
(11120) Petroleum products, other	6,978,589	8,633,021	11,583,088	14,104,621	17,316,831	19,325,281	27,995,137	21,731,464	33,224,003	54,237,010
(11130) Natural gas liquids	687,884	814,265	836,838	1,075,494	1,623,363	2,107,542	3,260,336	2,803,344	3,741,585	4,040,023
(11200) Gas-natural	995,442	1,399,765	2,125,663	3,109,833	2,241,159	3,163,501	4,892,249	3,286,064	4,921,886	6,307,850
(11300) Nuclear fuel materials	1,510,512	1,570,651	1,631,283	1,619,190	1,827,382	2,430,288	2,177,672	2,283,340	1,895,839	2,723,178
(11400) Electric energy	303,047	755,696	828,855	1,046,509	1,036,051	991,907	1,263,886	561,929	626,582	390,824
(12000) Steelmaking materials	1,863,503	2,607,012	4,014,104	5,991,623	6,801,742	9,882,359	14,193,933	8,548,322	11,069,032	14,785,564
(12100) Iron and steel mill products	3,219,083	4,176,506	5,208,393	6,917,987	7,280,901	8,857,734	11,471,121	7,063,152	10,117,336	12,495,843
(12110) Iron and steel products, other	2,768,597	2,905,047	3,636,622	4,351,229	5,161,823	5,779,523	7,264,146	5,412,567	6,330,869	7,113,926
(12200) Aluminum and alumina	2,947,824	3,032,119	3,992,337	5,191,121	7,293,397	8,029,016	8,569,567	5,691,779	7,539,660	9,528,016
(12210) Copper	1,112,520	1,510,815	2,002,919	2,356,484	4,701,430	5,378,672	6,125,726	4,085,511	6,226,008	8,480,823
(12260) Nonmonetary gold	3,356,634	4,790,354	4,449,217	5,548,806	8,783,018	13,307,357	18,689,079	13,932,512	17,561,155	33,228,280
(12270) Precious metals, other	2,560,780	2,144,607	2,758,099	3,175,711	7,041,535	8,438,360	10,564,281	8,007,692	12,644,164	12,009,647
(12290) Nonferrous metals, other	2,148,428	2,464,242	3,053,412	4,523,315	6,601,440	8,060,264	7,765,131	5,825,561	7,748,269	8,853,423
(12300) Finished metal shapes	8,728,448	8,948,222	9,964,894	11,405,809	13,941,026	15,288,523	16,918,626	13,091,337	15,840,579	17,894,329
(12420) Pulpwood and woodpulp	4,051,462	4,259,100	4,696,567	5,272,294	5,907,916	7,112,556	7,940,832	6,848,862	8,902,574	10,155,543
(12430) Newsprint	8,160,275	8,554,129	9,274,785	9,862,581	10,567,425	11,543,605	12,462,794	10,759,362	12,462,517	13,478,342
(12500) Plastic materials	14,104,243	15,407,108	21,656,550	24,793,298	27,923,880	29,118,286	31,639,545	25,543,801	32,778,547	36,025,994
(12510) Chemicals-fertilizers	3,924,528	4,105,064	4,744,018	5,197,329	5,299,442	6,292,134	10,760,304	7,034,570	7,970,776	9,890,779
(12530) Chemicals-inorganic	3,929,179	3,930,315	4,423,922	5,880,332	6,660,376	7,014,514	8,356,994	6,018,503	7,514,960	8,831,939
(12540) Chemicals-organic	14,631,857	17,633,336	22,187,353	23,377,062	27,124,997	31,622,940	33,351,324	24,602,598	34,156,362	39,419,030
(12550) Chemicals-other	13,238,295	14,443,025	15,609,108	16,721,139	18,518,081	20,421,169	23,176,664	20,785,260	25,628,480	28,783,602
(12600) Cotton fiber cloth	2,728,651	2,788,335	3,264,766	3,232,897	3,131,450	2,857,846	2,777,619	2,115,630	2,453,914	3,224,791
(12620) Manmade cloth	4,894,813	5,048,515	5,550,833	5,686,350	5,772,104	5,872,791	6,046,710	4,743,467	6,014,877	6,783,916
(12630) Hair, waste materials	429,684	447,027	493,439	483,543	552,491	606,774	617,950	488,015	627,361	658,620
(12640) Finished textile supplies	2,248,350	2,196,564	2,321,442	2,377,417	2,539,263	2,467,721	2,440,976	2,072,266	2,537,975	2,668,797
(12650) Leather and furs	840,316	866,753	1,193,579	1,095,540	1,051,872	1,150,922	935,118	568,783	875,206	1,044,952
(12700) Synthetic rubber-primary	1,675,484	1,852,549	2,218,021	2,694,877	3,188,402	3,609,603	3,763,748	2,792,362	3,854,344	4,903,269
(12720) Nonmetallic minerals	416,415	427,349	488,635	488,854	605,025	581,999	825,002	481,209	716,277	902,429
(12750) Industrial rubber products	2,190,650	2,199,254	2,452,514	2,585,845	2,929,954	3,249,079	3,372,866	2,864,700	3,649,490	4,296,474
(12760) Mineral supplies-manufactured	3,093,482	3,307,186	3,670,944	3,751,497	4,513,271	4,932,509	4,994,114	4,027,656	5,272,576	5,543,767
(12765) Tapes, audio and visual	1,203,833	1,346,509	1,620,300	2,014,146	1,796,091	584,404	505,783	696,209	593,949	545,534
(12770) Other industrial supplies	14,477,266	15,049,554	13,757,853	14,793,038	16,415,191	19,854,838	20,443,435	17,932,452	21,481,119	22,985,043
(13100) Logs and lumber	3,568,646	3,675,962	4,213,673	4,332,968	4,604,286	4,730,702	4,417,280	3,523,549	4,908,234	5,618,235
(13110) Wood supplies, manufactured	875,807	911,252	1,028,197	1,074,196	1,221,734	1,279,670	1,399,805	1,014,437	1,207,317	1,348,569
(13200) Glass-plate, sheet, etc.	977,598	979,685	1,088,950	1,141,029	1,279,408	1,475,229	1,628,697	1,344,362	1,533,803	1,607,013
(13210) Shingles, molding, wallboard	1,891,071	1,961,770	2,284,145	2,637,272	3,022,113	3,413,712	3,875,079	3,341,640	4,076,095	4,523,638
(13220) Nontextile floor tiles	297,270	300,613	337,797	377,329	415,826	462,505	498,880	425,461	495,418	552,234
(20000) Generators, accessories	6,171,391	6,286,538	7,028,809	7,613,908	9,467,357	10,415,345	12,125,075	10,296,288	12,360,774	12,972,838
(20005) Electric apparatus	21,373,353	21,158,082	24,231,365	25,674,197	29,809,799	30,884,798	30,835,619	26,062,564	32,108,777	35,118,902
(21000) Drilling & oilfield equipment	6,562,205	6,066,973	6,869,681	8,153,668	10,779,975	12,611,364	15,064,587	11,467,010	10,508,896	10,798,349
(21010) Specialized mining	384,423	419,075	544,473	634,938	838,723	1,059,037	1,436,270	1,123,268	1,393,079	1,884,718
(21030) Excavating machinery	4,986,166	5,284,702	6,657,603	8,812,827	9,870,857	12,790,982	15,079,628	9,810,299	12,666,515	16,656,046
(21040) Nonfarm tractors and parts	960,239	1,063,017	1,439,904	1,382,445	1,859,599	2,102,594	3,410,665	2,048,417	2,405,977	3,498,301
(21100) Industrial engines	11,601,418	11,690,670	13,511,204	14,934,258	15,976,883	19,147,306	21,848,649	21,916,203	24,354,656	28,102,493
(21110) Food, tobacco machinery	1,732,148	1,688,991	1,860,182	2,064,865	2,193,266	2,610,392	3,055,859	2,722,159	3,019,007	3,328,196
(21120) Metalworking machine tools	5,174,725	5,252,726	7,075,695	7,663,288	9,497,605	6,715,081	7,442,813	5,298,367	6,521,455	7,753,022
(21130) Textile, sewing machines	1,059,214	1,020,197	1,134,193	1,247,851	1,273,208	1,384,618	1,323,294	965,597	1,172,122	1,158,663
(21140) Wood, glass, plastic	2,597,190	2,503,246	3,367,352	3,645,557	3,628,075	3,510,729	4,139,420	3,414,628	3,639,661	4,334,608
(21150) Pulp and paper machinery	2,278,780	2,372,552	2,566,827	2,718,324	2,852,539	2,701,033	2,955,993	2,311,204	2,458,539	2,669,509
(21160) Measuring, testing, control instruments	13,218,013	13,936,101	16,927,323	16,720,633	19,151,971	20,629,956	20,984,430	16,939,642	21,192,342	23,742,788
(21170) Materials handling equipment	4,488,470	4,655,814	5,984,009	8,162,312	9,919,919	11,985,740	14,728,350	9,722,423	11,728,092	15,725,410
(21180) Industrial machines, other	21,727,003	21,718,029	26,971,265	28,295,944	32,697,001	38,364,090	38,138,302	30,876,273	42,706,077	45,246,226
(21190) Photo, service industry machinery	5,422,145	5,714,167	6,553,936	7,492,107	8,192,305	9,191,558	9,846,793	7,888,360	9,325,816	10,216,596
(21200) Agricultural machinery, equipment	3,526,203	3,793,910	4,422,448	5,144,124	5,312,437	6,268,756	8,297,054	6,253,057	6,803,152	8,774,369
(21300) Computers	9,190,115	8,664,470	9,198,120	10,206,187	11,470,423	13,535,351	14,560,866	12,314,744	14,704,331	16,828,976
(21301) Computer accessories	29,362,295	31,260,248	33,607,204	35,330,167	36,109,996	29,403,993	29,336,861	25,402,179	29,111,043	31,567,258
(21320) Semiconductors	42,234,579	46,137,440	48,050,388	47,221,556	52,429,936	50,444,550	50,603,102	37,487,996	47,185,404	43,773,152
(21400) Telecommunications equipment	22,207,691	20,743,162	24,543,091	25,666,771	28,930,842	31,424,350	32,865,982	28,683,134	31,911,130	35,849,295
(21500) Business machines and equipment	2,023,646	1,927,170	2,110,291	2,335,954	2,702,010	5,392,134	4,246,641	2,973,575	3,136,639	3,179,413
(21600) Laboratory testing instruments	4,824,079	5,118,842	6,093,197	6,665,275	7,280,227	8,128,335	9,011,278	8,693,696	9,952,464	10,659,570
(21610) Medicinal equipment	14,481,033	15,742,536	17,852,664	20,364,358	22,702,165	23,825,242	27,023,260	26,879,276	29,806,850	32,041,187
(22000) Civilian aircraft	26,676,656	23,305,357	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
(22010) Parts-civilian aircraft	12,222,736	12,134,464	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
(22020) Engines-civilian aircraft	11,584,658	11,338,959	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
(22090) Civilian aircraft, engines, equipment, and parts	0	0	46,074,680	55,888,616	64,502,981	73,019,297	73,998,632	74,755,438	71,972,972	80,172,454
(22100) Railway transportation equipment	1,245,275	1,641,902	1,856,082	2,345,207	2,939,640	3,013,878	3,430,978	2,500,782	2,793,787	3,501,116
(22200) Vessels, excluding scrap	204,471	67,122	40,953	64,957	51,701	108,920	88,165	22,016	34,201	96,727
(22210) Commercial vessels, other	179,292	138,968	207,814	230,358	222,441	293,268	372,734	395,242	418,351	424,226
(22220) Marine engines, parts	758,992	793,606	740,348	976,964	1,127,719	1,267,760	1,450,095	1,188,961	1,174,225	1,296,827
(22300) Spacecraft, excluding military	36,932	37,138	53,632	37,955	26,879	30,336	26,555	48,362	31,066	31,559
(30000) Passenger cars, new and used	20,552,414	22,102,841	24,609,325	30,492,691	33,977,613	43,743,138	49,568,671	27,501,371	38,352,940	47,354,593
(30100) Trucks, buses and special purpose vehicles	8,363,362	10,244,379	11,928,396	13,477,345	15,104,176	17,033,187	15,753,472	12,472,506	16,620,736	19,412,257
(30200) Engines and engine parts (carburetors, pistons, ri	10,112,579	10,112,654	10,754,788	11,324,368	12,197,079	13,222,680	12,860,797	8,775,176	12,467,979	14,495,782
(30210) Bodies and chassis for passenger cars	138,831	185,673	148,197	58,449	58,906	187,253	193,100	65,257	85,835	112,037
(30220) Automotive tires and tubes	1,909,086	1,819,338	2,124,051	2,403,281	2,487,460	2,733,607	3,076,308	2,768,978	3,161,658	3,779,355
(30230) Other parts and accessories of vehicles	37,866,139	36,220,655	39,727,480	40,916,620	43,336,184	44,330,344	39,850,620	30,131,644	41,299,692	47,365,340
(40000) Apparel, household goods - textile	6,305,462	5,935,708	5,389,846	5,311,955	5,199,401	4,744,950	4,913,001	4,767,587	5,373,243	6,003,965
(40030) Apparel,household goods-nontextile	1,307,645	1,349,863	1,433,964	1,672,191	1,839,910	1,953,582	2,232,846	2,117,895	2,342,620	2,688,350
(40050) Sports apparel and gear	445,492	421,225	436,046	485,324	588,789	565,214	607,659	520,298	579,838	691,829
(40100) Pharmaceutical preparations	17,347,840	20,529,484	25,431,506	27,618,757	30,919,365	35,164,635	40,422,158	46,122,661	46,606,818	45,468,816
(40110) Books, printed matter	3,969,325	4,175,252	4,397,917	4,820,801	5,205,957	5,586,630	5,808,117	5,183,642	5,418,445	5,366,270
(40120) Toiletries and cosmetics	4,139,641	4,580,874	5,260,323	5,975,099	6,760,241	7,615,193	8,715,182	8,436,427	9,407,275	9,856,247
(40130) Tobacco, manufactured	1,962,035	1,881,706	1,599,295	1,340,630	1,362,074	1,157,107	858,340	533,247	495,653	535,888
(40140) Writing and art supplies	4,609,284	4,695,044	5,062,591	5,623,401	5,835,270	6,182,716	6,743,648	5,942,634	6,892,016	7,133,168
(41000) Furniture, household goods, etc.	2,122,958	2,415,749	2,723,936	2,885,663	3,209,952	3,591,487	4,045,732	3,221,439	3,756,366	4,117,931
(41010) Glassware, chinaware	450,822	348,977	393,530	405,241	433,268	493,571	521,438	395,705	464,291	495,167
(41020) Cookware, cutlery, tools	695,857	687,921	733,034	771,945	871,885	1,003,808	1,029,246	840,518	910,940	1,001,232
(41030) Household appliances	4,536,883	4,830,195	5,224,404	6,050,859	6,636,064	6,940,036	7,376,021	5,919,684	6,607,829	6,873,556
(41040) Rugs	693,290	693,005	789,475	906,070	1,008,340	1,023,943	1,090,418	849,025	995,782	1,078,124
(41050) Other household goods	8,444,489	9,389,945	10,754,075	12,428,236	14,078,144	15,458,272	17,020,468	16,629,750	19,263,042	20,468,527
(41110) Pleasure boats and motors	1,086,943	1,368,396	1,911,421	2,480,770	2,784,741	3,149,061	3,423,537	2,050,067	2,478,428	2,528,049
(41120) Toys/games/sporting goods	5,459,446	5,692,490	6,316,574	7,564,206	9,044,514	11,288,684	11,615,803	9,839,225	10,489,172	10,481,798
(41140) Musical instruments	1,032,717	862,781	1,056,377	1,058,999	1,066,449	2,110,834	2,182,878	2,108,088	2,342,318	2,434,661
(41200) TV's, VCR's, etc.	3,955,119	3,382,301	3,602,070	3,639,449	3,867,843	3,858,229	3,747,936	3,904,324	5,152,573	5,696,021
(41210) Stereo equipment, etc.	1,541,870	1,560,706	1,712,822	2,213,713	2,460,028	2,469,801	2,272,000	1,786,163	1,847,773	1,935,036
(41220) Records, tapes, and disks	3,221,800	3,191,920	3,386,401	3,640,005	3,543,387	4,962,046	5,135,017	4,035,140	4,209,700	4,207,311
(41300) Numismatic coins	56,008	63,051	54,118	67,805	155,242	244,792	321,107	282,087	518,775	1,027,702
(41310) Jewelry, etc	2,968,325	3,049,472	3,867,696	4,727,493	6,150,140	6,974,894	7,189,366	6,807,589	7,614,300	9,070,283
(41320) Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.	2,901,776	3,036,051	3,877,752	4,778,136	5,952,850	7,497,948	8,448,043	6,861,140	6,839,493	7,451,708
(42000) Nursery stock, etc.	269,747	289,308	313,536	341,782	388,513	422,700	444,337	405,493	416,052	421,920
(42100) Gem diamonds	4,834,043	5,476,603	7,346,005	8,906,873	9,986,079	12,328,131	15,250,311	10,483,995	14,871,427	19,226,612
(50000) Military aircraft, complete	1,672,201	2,159,009	2,360,999	2,417,217	4,464,053	4,174,989	4,580,069	2,381,208	2,076,177	1,739,028
(50010) Aircraft launching gear, parachutes, etc.	89,950	116,027	214,592	305,808	344,801	329,905	393,594	452,002	340,785	316,786
(50020) Engines and turbines for military aircraft	1,836,533	1,320,834	1,260,987	1,566,406	1,643,263	1,780,258	1,772,342	1,912,519	1,989,735	1,997,748
(50030) Military trucks, armored vehicles, etc.	722,039	635,004	745,331	920,345	845,650	1,031,680	926,068	1,012,332	1,067,407	962,843
(50040) Military ships and boats	2,060	1,000	0	0	5,170	23,310	8,624	0	0	0
(50050) Tanks, artillery, missiles, rockets, guns and ammu	1,929,437	1,615,936	2,067,159	2,037,040	2,714,832	2,935,530	2,881,743	3,121,615	3,603,112	3,396,807
(50060) Military apparel and footwear	812,385	844,928	506,395	668,594	693,126	654,518	540,713	434,997	577,474	663,008
(50070) Parts for military-type goods	4,639,359	4,816,374	4,728,834	4,919,362	5,917,827	5,963,682	5,490,903	5,481,298	5,659,354	5,654,596
(60000) Minimum value shipments	14,635,601	15,043,576	16,781,625	18,800,866	21,595,289	24,277,382	27,830,906	22,610,420	33,079,095	30,028,425
(60010) Miscellaneous domestic exports and special transac	6,514,038	5,858,199	5,737,754	5,328,568	5,365,184	6,128,446	6,237,098	5,799,825	5,937,386	5,639,552
(60040) Undocumented exports to Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,347,649
TOTAL	693,103,192	724,770,983	814,874,654	901,081,813	1,025,967,497	1,148,198,722	1,287,441,997	1,056,042,963	1,278,263,225	1,480,552,125

[central_va]

Ok look at imports, there is still a huge trade imbalance.

[rurgan]

The value of all that is in inflated dollars. China makes most ( 90%?) of the products everyday Americans use. And you say it's a bad thing if we actually produced just 25% of what China produces for us which we pay with borrowed money(thanks Obama for putting 5 trillion in debt on us and sending more of our factories and jobs to China.)

The fact China has literally stolen most industries from the U.S. , just one example is the electronics industry. So you say that is a bad thing if we actually that industry back. Got news for you but if we can't produce our technology then we are done.

All you free traders agree with Obama and democrats as democrats have done nothing to stop the bleeding of U.S. factories and jobs to China.

[rurgan]

The value of all that is in inflated dollars. China makes most ( 90%?) of the products everyday Americans use. Anything you list on there that is manufactured will go to China soon ,completing the U.S. decline and collapse.

What if we made 25% of what China produces for us : how many jobs , technology and factories would that create for the U.S.?

What we are living off of is trillions in debt. But that will lead to a more massive collapse. If you owed a couple of hundred thousand and then instead of working and paying that down, instead you borrowed $200,000 more and lived it up, yeah you'd be living the high life for a few years but then there will be the eventual collapse: this is what Obama is doing and all you free traders support Obama.