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    Young adults still not buying houses

    kazenatsu, I prefer reading to listening. I'm able to re-read and reconsider. Even if I'm able to play back what I heard, I'm still generally...
    Post by: Supposn1, Aug 17, 2018 in forum: Economics & Trade
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    Mr. Trump, Here's Why Trade Deficits Are Good

    ExpatPanama, USA's chronic annual trade deficits indicates our nation purchased more products than we produced. Individual persons and enterprises...
    Post by: Supposn1, Aug 16, 2018 in forum: Economics & Trade
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    Is free trade between countries the same as between individuals?

    James M, comparative advantage is choosing among your alternatives; (i.e. choosing the most advantageous and/or the least disadvantageous)....
    Post by: Supposn1, May 16, 2018 in forum: Economics & Trade
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    Annual trade deficits reduce GDP and numbers of jobs.

    Trade deficits reduce GDP and numbers of jobs. I'm among the proponents of the “improved” trade policy described within Wikipedia's “Import...
    Thread by: Supposn1, May 16, 2018, 2 replies, in forum: Economics & Trade
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    USA goods could compete with marginally under-priced products of low-wage nations

    OldManOnFire, USA’s chronic annual trade deficits drag upon our GDP and thus also drag upon our numbers of jobs. Anything that drags upon our...
    Post by: Supposn1, Aug 17, 2016 in forum: Economics & Trade
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    USA goods could compete with marginally under-priced products of low-wage nations

    USA goods could compete with marginally under-priced products of low-wage nations. There’s a trade proposal that would enable USA goods to...
    Thread by: Supposn1, Jun 4, 2016, 84 replies, in forum: Economics & Trade
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    Reducing import purchases 50%

    Originally Posted by Reiver: Trade increases economic activity. It also further promotes entrepreneurial behaviour. Seeing imports as a bad is...
    Post by: Supposn1, Nov 28, 2014 in forum: Economics & Trade
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    Reducing import purchases 50%

    Taxpayer, I agree that it is unreasonable to expect or demand individual persons and enterprise to think and act altruistically on behalf of our...
    Post by: Supposn1, Nov 28, 2014 in forum: Economics & Trade
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    Expatriating USA corporations

    Expatriating USA corporations. The expatriation of USA corporations for their immediate tax benefits trouble me. I’m an advocate of whatever,...
    Thread by: Supposn1, Oct 9, 2014, 0 replies, in forum: Economics & Trade
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    Reducing import purchases 50%

    S Mevins, within post #89 I referred to a proposed unilateral transferable Import Certificate policy for USA’s global trade. That’s not this...
    Post by: Supposn1, Aug 20, 2014 in forum: Economics & Trade
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    Reducing import purchases 50%

    S Mevins, within the proposed transferable Import Certificate, (IC) trade policy, the imported portion of a product’s assessed value is not...
    Post by: Supposn1, Aug 20, 2014 in forum: Economics & Trade
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    Shifting a portion of FICA payroll tax to a federal sales tax

    S Mevins, “Bulls can make money, Bears can make money but pigs always lose”; is an adage common among stock market investors. If you insist upon...
    Post by: Supposn1, May 15, 2014 in forum: Economics & Trade