[Uncle Vlad]

Guess I should go down to my neighborhood grocery store and protest the trade deficit I have with them, because I buy all my groceries from them, and they don't bu anything from me. Okay, yeah, I get it. Sure.

[lelio]

Guess I should go down to my neighborhood grocery store and protest the trade deficit I have with them

Are you equating creating jobs in China and India, while job growth here has lagged at 40k a month, with buying groceries at your corner store?

[dennisw]

Guess I should go down to my neighborhood grocery store and protest the trade deficit I have with them, because I buy all my groceries from them, and they don't bu anything from me. Okay, yeah, I get it. Sure.

If you spend more money than you earn each month then you have a trade deficit. To swing this this you can:

-deplete your savings

- borrow on credit cards

- mortgage your house