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Our capital account surplus
Townhall.com ^ | 22 June 2006 | Alan Reynolds

Posted on 06/23/2006 5:32:46 AM PDT by ChessExpert

...The United States is a big exporter of plastics, aircraft, specialized industrial machinery, scientific instruments, corn, cotton and soybeans. But producing and shipping such products requires importing oil and natural gas. ... We have a large capital surplus, otherwise known as a current account deficit. What do countries with large capital account surpluses have in common? Economic growth

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: economy; mychoice; trade

1 posted on 06/23/2006 5:32:47 AM PDT by ChessExpert
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To: ChessExpert

Cool... We're not so DOOMED after all!

Never thought we were anyhow.


2 posted on 06/23/2006 5:43:05 AM PDT by coconutt2000 (NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
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To: coconutt2000

Don't worry, the Buchanan wing of our web site will claim the author is just part of the Trilateral Commission and we are all doomed.


3 posted on 06/23/2006 5:53:58 AM PDT by LRoggy (Peter's Son's Business)
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To: ChessExpert; 1rudeboy
The United States is a big exporter of plastics, aircraft, specialized industrial machinery, scientific instruments

Sounds like the export profile of a Third World nation. LOL!

4 posted on 06/23/2006 6:19:55 AM PDT by Toddsterpatriot (Why are protectionists so bad at math?)
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To: Toddsterpatriot

Oh my. Have you noticed that that particular line-of-reasoning (and the Marx quotes) has/have evaporated since the departure of He Who Should Not Be Named?


5 posted on 06/23/2006 7:30:33 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy

We still have one Marxist on board. Who still pings He Who Should Not Be Named. Must be love.


6 posted on 06/23/2006 7:52:39 AM PDT by Toddsterpatriot (Why are protectionists so bad at math?)
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