Figure out the difference between a trade deficit and a budget deficit yet? LOL!
Explain again how a trade deficit causes a budget deficit. I’ll start you out.
Todd buys a 6 pack of German beer. This causes a budget deficit because.......
Don’t you dare “echo my inanities.”
It needn’t necessarily in any one instance any more than drinking must cause a car accident. But giving out more gold than you are getting is going to cause trouble in the long run. Buying that German beer, you should hope you’re selling at least as much to Germany if you want the relationship to be sustainable.