[ClearCase_guy]

I have been engaging in expository posts, explicitly stating what I believe and why I believe it. I've been trying to build a logical case for my position. I may have failed/you may not agree. But my posts consist of sentences which build on each other and paragraphs which attempt to state a position.

Your posts are snarky, short, and basically just statements of disagreement. Your position appears to be that trade deficits don't bother you 'cause free makets are a good thing. End of story.

As I feel that this is going nowhere, I'm through.

[Toddsterpatriot]

Your position appears to be that trade deficits don't bother you 'cause free makets are a good thing.

The measurement is silly. Americans are voluntarily buying foreign goods. The foreign holders of these US dollars then voluntarily either buy US goods or instead buy US investments like stocks, bonds and real estate.

So why the panic? If you'd like US goods to be more attractive to foreigners (I know I do), you can make it more difficult for Americans to buy foreign goods (don't think that would work) or you can make it easier for Americans to make cheaper, better goods for the foreigners to buy.

I know my preference.

[moonshot925]

Our manufacturing sector is very strong.

In 2010 we manufactured $1.855 Trillion of goods with 12.5 million workers.

China manufactured 1.922 Trillion of goods with over 100 million workers.

They manufactured slightly more than we did but they needed 8 times the workers to do it.