[Toddsterpatriot]

You're thinking is one dimensional. There is such a thing as trade balance, where you have an equal amount of imports and exports. This would be the ideal place to be, not a net importer and not a net exporter.

I noticed you didn't answer my question. Saying a trade balance is best shows how little you understand of economics.

So, where is the list of countries with big trade surpluses and how great are their economies? Japan, Germany? Excuse me while I laugh.

[sixmil]

So, where is the list of countries with big trade surpluses and how great are their economies? Japan, Germany? Excuse me while I laugh.

I don't want a trade surplus, that's why I said balanced trade. No surplus, no deficit, get it? I don't want to be a stagnant export economy like Japan, and I don't want to be an import dependent nation like we are currently becoming. I want the benefits of trade without the downside, that's all.