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To: 1rudeboy

If “Free Trade” is such a good thing for America, why are we running a continual trade imbalance?


14 posted on 04/22/2007 9:57:53 AM PDT by gas0linealley
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To: gas0linealley
Because we're wealthy, and we buy lots of stuff (including imported oil, as lewislynn points out)? What do I win?
15 posted on 04/22/2007 9:59:26 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: gas0linealley
If “Free Trade” is such a good thing for America, why are we running a continual trade imbalance?

If running a continual trade imbalance is such a bad thing for America, why do we have a $13 trillion economy and a 4.4% unemployment rate?

27 posted on 04/22/2007 5:43:20 PM PDT by Toddsterpatriot (Why are protectionists (and goldbugs) so bad at math?)
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