Economics Made Easy
In announcing his administration's commitment to a strong dollar today, our so-called president offered some deep insight into his grasp of economics, foreign trade, and globalization. It turns out that there is a simple solution to the trade deficit, and he has it for us: ``That's easy to resolve, people can buy more United States products if they're worried about the trade deficit.'' Thanks W., wouldn't have thought of that. Any suggestions about the apparent lack of interest most people have towards the trade deficit? Or ideas about how to find products made in America? Didn't think so. Truth is that if we leave the solution of hard economic problems to be solved by the buying patterns of those people who both care about the issues and have the resources (both money and time) to change their behavior based on those concerns, the problems will not get solved.
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