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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 03:20 PM Original message |
Shrinking US trade gap seen as positive for economy...(Now for some good news) |
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Democrats_win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. It's like telling someone who is bleeding to death that they're losing weight. |
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invictus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 05:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
19. Exactly! |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. Thats not really a positive |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 03:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Exports of goods rose 2.0 billion dollars to 82.1 billion |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 03:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. That signifies the rest of the world isnt as bad off as we are |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 03:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. "The US trade numbers will help slow the rate of contraction in the US," |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 03:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I dont know about you, but after the economic collapse I dont listen to |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 03:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Hard numbers... gives me hope |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:46 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. How many of those "exports" are actual exports? |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 05:22 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Exports rose 1.6 percent, the biggest increase since July 2008, |
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Capt. America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
8. The reason it went down is because Americans have less money to spend, and since |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:16 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. No.. we had an actual increase in products people overseas are buying from us. |
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Capt. America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:20 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. If you are interested in the trade imbalance issue and how it affects America you should |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Exports rose 2 billion dollars Capt Amer...that is a a hard number |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
11. I never ceased to be amazed at how stupid some writers must beieve |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:26 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Well somebody bought 2 billion dollars of our goods.. I don't think it was the tooth fairy |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:31 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Chinese stimulus spending is a big part of it |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:40 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Well in that same paragraph Halla says |
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DrToast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
16. Thanks for the post |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 05:24 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Yep, I have never seen so much angst over |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
18. There must be a trade deal which Obama plans to sign waiting |
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jazzjunkysue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-11-09 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
22. I read this and was hoping it was good news. I'm oblivious to economics, so, |
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