[RockyMtnMan]

I invest in the stock market.

How much higher would my returns be if the trillion or so dollars invested overseas had been invested domestically? Stocks rise in value based on quarterly returns and future revenue projections. Monies raised are then reinvested to grow the business, it is this cycle that in the past has created more consumers and increased buying power. At what point do you stop sacrificing one to improve the other?

[Texas_Dawg]

How much higher would my returns be if the trillion or so dollars invested overseas had been invested domestically?

Do you really think that by banninf companies from doing business overseas, you force them to do it here? Companies can always shut down instead of doing business here. You think this cyclical economic downturn was bad? If you could have only seen how bad it would have been if companies didn't have a cheaper option to keep them afloat.