Calm down now. Never said the US didn't have the best AND biggest economy in the world. However, the overall trends during the last 20-30 years indicate the USA is no longer the economic force in the world it once was. The dollar has faded, our trade deficit is at an all time high and we are not eduacting our chidlren properly. The rest of the world is catching up to the US. That's why its so critical the Feds apply the brakes to the America's ever expanding globalization efforts. The Feds need to stop signing trade deals with nations that aren't concerned with looking out for America's best interests.
That's funny! I don't suppose you have any facts to back up your supposed trend? So this trend makes us poor?
The rest of the world is catching up to the US.
If we grow 3.5% a year and the rest of the world grows 4%, is that a bad thing?
The Feds need to stop signing trade deals with nations that aren't concerned with looking out for America's best interests.
You need to get your head out of the zero sum hole you've got it in. You really don't understand how trade works, do you?
Trade benefits both sides of the transaction.