[Snerfling]

While Japan produces a limited number of goods we have all the natural resources we need, including raw materials and food

I suppose I'm just a sucker for a debate, and I'm not detecting an overt troll (though you could be very good, and if so, then I'm owned), so I'll take the bait.

(1) Japan produces a limited number of goods? I mean, where does one start to respond to such a broadly incorrect statement?
(2) We have all the natural resources we need? I mean, again, where does one start to respond to such a broadly incorrect statement (hint: oil)?

Come on, admit it, I'm being trolled, right?

[raybbr]

I am not a troll. I just see things from a different perspective. I am a full fledged republican who sees that corporations today do not look to the future. They are strictly focused on profit today. Those of us who oppose the loss of jobs to foreign countries see this as a gradual, irreversable loss to our economy. I can't live by paper transfers that make stockbrockers and bankers rich. Seriously, that is the motivating factor of life in the U.S. today. How can I get rich and to hell with the next guy.

By limited production of goods I am including food, clothing and oil in Japans limits. They import all of these items as they have very limited natural resources. Even the steel for the cars they make is imported. Perhaps I mispoke. They have very limited raw materials where as we have all we need. Even oil if we were allowed to get at it.

We do have all we need here. Are we not the worlds farmer? Granted, we do import some raw materials but the bulk we have.