[RockinRight]

I call BS on that one. We’re a net exporter of food. We also export aircraft, nuclear equipment (for reactors), and many others I can’t recall without a quick search.

[MNJohnnie]

almost all the technology and software that run those plants was invented and produced by the USA. But Intellectual Properties are not something the Dinosaurs like Phillips can comprehend so they simply ignore all that to cling to their 1950s level understanding of Economic.

But don't bother then with the facts. These threads are about really really old Dincons venting their frustrations about getting old, not about them having anything resembling a clue about modern Economics. Always amazes me how close the Dincons are to the Marxists in their demands for a Command driven Economy

[Cicero]

Yes, we do certainly have exports. But the balance of trade deficit has risen to a hundred billion a year or more.

But the trade deficits are enormous and growing. Here's a chart I just found on the MERCHANDISE balance of trade deficit:

And here's the cumulative trade deficit:

[MARTIAL MONK]

We’re a net exporter of food.

We were.