[Last Dakotan]

The only thing that can create a "trade deficit” is foreign investment in America.

Who knew Chinese "investments" come by the boatload?

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

I didn’t say that foreigners might not earn the money they invest here via exports to us - but if we don’t pay for the imports, but we send an IOU instead, guess what - that is foreign investment in that American IOU.