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		dustingetz 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why does the U.S. always run a trade deficit? if this is zero sum-ish then who is the counterparty that’s getting screwed and how?

cryptonector 9 months ago [–]

Economies are not zero-sum games. World trade _is_ a zero-sum game (all exports and all imports worldwide must net out to zero).

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