[Last Dakotan]

Some said the exact same thing about the Japanese about 20 years ago.

The world's greatest creditor nation - Japan. The world's greatest debtor - you guessed it the US.

[Leisler]

What are the average return on investment in Japan, say, for the last 15 years, and why would anyone invest there? Do you? Do you know anyone that does?

Why is it when your neighbor buys a big house, a nice car and sends all his kids to college, every year for decades, he is doing well. Why is it when he is buying money every year for decades, at low rates and paying it off, he is not considered doing well. Certainly the people that sold him the money think of him as one of their best customers and wish they could do more business.

The level of economic discussion on FR is pathetic.