Posted on 10/13/2011 5:54:35 AM PDT by Free Vulcan
The nation’s trade deficit held steady at $45.6 billion in August from the prior month, the Commerce Department said. The trade gap in July was revised up from the initial estimate of $44.8 billion.
The deficit in August was close to the consensus of analysts surveyed by MarketWatch.
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This is unacceptable.
This is what happens because of “free trade”.
Any “conservative” who finds this alarming, likes to TALK about reading Friedman, Sowell, & Williams, but in reality never has.
I’m all for free markets - to the point that I think even our trading partners currencies should trade on one.
I am old enough to remember, when I was very young, going to stores and seeing stuff that said:
“Made In USA”
its not free trade, but because US is uncompetitive because of taxes and regulation
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