[ClaireSolt]

In Holland workers are exhorted to keep their wage demands low to keep a positive balance of trade.

[jb6]

How does it feel to be a commodity? I'm still waiting until we serfs can be sold on the auction block along with our families.

Seriously though, with stagnant wages, rising interest rates, who is going to buy the Chinese/Indian junk that our former tech leaders and now nothing but empty brand names are selling? Or is that to many quarters ahead to plan for?