The same difference not selling as much of something as you can makes.
What motivated the 1973 oil embargo by Middle Eastern OPEC members? It was not an economic, capitalistic, free enterprising decision. What was the effect on us? We're still feeling it, are we not?
Because our political leaders have handed our balls to the Chinese, all they need do is squeeze them just a little bit. They don't need to crush them.
Heck, we might just hand over Taiwan.
What, exactly, does China provide us?
I’ve had this discussion a Brazillian times.
China is the cute little restaurant that opens down the street. Everyone goes there because it’s new and the food is cheap.
Then everyone starts to realize that there are no more stray cats in the neighborhood and everything tastes like MSG.
So the neighborhood decides that that new Indian restaurant looks pretty cool too.
China has NOTHING except cheap labor. And there are other countries in the neighborhood that have cheaper...