[dennisw]

"The U.S trade deficit is a bigger threat to the domestic economy than either the federal budget deficit or consumer debt

Those 3 things are different? Don't tell dennisw, he's been conflating them for years.

You must be an idiot with reading comprehension problems because I never mix those up.

You belong to the free traitor school of economics that thinks trade deficits are good because ya see....they are actually capital surpluses. Signs that others are so eager to invest in us LOL I remember those dumb posts of yours and you have learnt nothing since then

This brings us to today where foreigners are not buying US Treasuries like they used to because they fear they will get paid in depreciating dollars

[Toddsterpatriot]

trade deficits are good because ya see....they are actually capital surpluses. Signs that others are so eager to invest in us

Trade deficits don't fund capital account surpluses?

A capital account surplus isn't a sign that others are eager to invest in us ?

[expat_panama]

foreigners are not buying US Treasuries like they used to because they fear they will get paid in depreciating dollars

--and that makes for a trade surplus.  OK, we sold lots of capital assets when the dollar was higher, and now we can buy them back with cheap dollars so we can clean up again with the next rebound.

Are we still saying this is bad?