The huge trade inbalance has been around for years (as long as I remember) so I don’t buy that as a key factor.
But I agree that government sucking capital and then forcing businesses to play in an uneven field by regulating it has finally tipped the balance. But since most major companies are global they have other sources of income which can make them look attractive to their share holders.
The economy is big and multifaceted, and given people make fortunes off the economy going up and down - I think we are bouncing along the bottom.
We’ll be fine after we get rid of Obama and put the adults back in charge.
My point was that the pigeons are finally coming home to roost. You can't forever degrade your own production and not expect it eventually to catch up with you.
It is now catching up with us.
Find me a heavy duty made in America weed-eater.